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The Red Door
From the album Unseen
Intro:
C Dm Em Dm C
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 C/B Am
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 C/B Am
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 C/B Am
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 C/B Am
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
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Last Updated: October 4, 2016