D G Em The blue house at the corner of Twilight and State A D Four storeys, soaring turrets, floors of wood parquet G Em And owls, so many owls, snowy, horned and screech A D Thousands of owls, all flapping their wings A G D How I love the marble staircase, the claw-footed tubs Em A A7 The room of rare orchids, the glass hall for my guns D G Statues of pharaohs, 20 feet tall, A D crystal chandeliers, rare paintings of clowns A G D But the owls, so many owls, I'm never alone G A D The owls make this blue house a home DGAD |-/14-15--14/12/10---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------12/10/8/9 /10---10/7--10--7/5/3------3-3---7/6/5-| |-/15-16--15/12/11---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------12/11/9/10/11---11/7--11--7/5/4------4-4---7/6/5-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| (w/ SLIDE) D G How peaceful it is to watch them soar A D Through the palm-tree ballroom with its gold-paneled doors G Em And as I sit by the fire and slip off my boots A D They perch on harpoons and the stuffed heads of moose A G D The apothecary closet is lined with shelves Em A A7 But deeper than expected and slanted as well D G How long have I been here searching for my pills A D As the ceiling grows upward and the walls start to swell A G D Oh, the owls, the owls, with their feathers of silk G A D The owls, they mock me and have stolen my pills DGAD |---22--22-22b-22-21-19-17-15/14/10--11-12----12-12/9-9-------------------| |-22--22------------------------------------------------12/10/5-8/7--/5/3-| |--------------------------16/15/11--12-13--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| (w/ SLIDE) A G D Oh the owls, the owls, with their shining green eyes G A D The owls, they will save me, if not today then tonight D