Em | Em | Bm | Bm |
There is a city at
The bottom of the hill
At one point there worked a
Great old mill
But it's been abandoned
Save three souls
The girl, a man, and an
Ancient ghost
He starts a fire so
They can keep warm
She laughed as kept a
Whispered storm
Cause she is a city
At the bottom of the hill
At one point there worked a
Great old mill
Em | G | C | Bm
You don't know me
You don't know my name
You don't know me
But look here, it's my face
Would you show me
How to start a flame?
Would you show me?
I need to play this game
Need to play this...
Em | Em | Bm | Bm
There is a city and
There is a mill
There is a man there who
Sleeps on pills
But he's been abandoned
Save his soul
She gave a blanket he
Looked so cold
She still held a letter
So he lent his pen
But to no avail there was no
Ink in it
(chorus)
Bb | Em | F
You don't want me
Not this city
I am heading east
Till I fall
I carved my name
Into the tree
But I'm forgetting how to read
Since I fell down
She fell down, and she ran and ran for miles and miles, searching for some kind of peace of mind.
credits
from Album #1,
released June 21, 2012
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