Intro CDEDC Verse 1 C Dm You appeared upon the white shore Em Dm C on a dark and moonless eve C Dm I led you through the stone gate, Em Dm C AmB torches spitting in the breeze Chorus Am Em Eb All around our palace glistened, Dm Am Em splashed with waves from the sea, Dm C but you shone bright as a thousand suns G C in your gown of ivory Verse 2 C Dm One thing, I ask of you, my love Em Dm C as I comb your white-gold hair C Dm Only stay your hand from the red door, Em Dm C AmB the red door beneath the stairs Chorus Am Em Eb The red door under the stairs, Dm Am Em the red door under the stairs Dm C Stay your hand from that old, black lock G G7 C There's nothing to see in there Interlude C Dm Em Dm C (x2) Verse 3 C Dm Why do you stand so many hours Em Dm C staring out across the sea? C Dm Why do you slip out past the black drapes Em Dm C AmB when I pretend that I'm asleep? Chorus Am Em Eb And even in the bright sun Dm Am Em as we walk the bone-white beach Dm C You put your ear to the whispering shells G G7 C and turned away from me Verse 4 C Dm Red in your dress's hem tonight, Em Dm C a red flash in your roving eye C Dm Why the tremor in your soft hands Em Dm C AmB when I pull you to my side? Chorus Am Em Eb The red door and what's inside, Dm Am Em the red door and all it hides Dm C Stare away across the ocean waves, G G7 C but I know what you've seen tonight Outro CDEDC