Sit Down Young Stranger

Capo II
 
[Intro]
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      C                          F               C
I'm standin' at the doorway, my head down in my hands
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Not knowin' where to sit, not knowin' where I stand
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My father looms above me, for him there is no rest
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My mother's arms enfold me and hold me to her breast
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"They say you've been out wanderin', they say you've traveled far
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Sit down, young stranger and tell us who you are"
     C                            F                   C
The room has all gone misty, my thoughts are all in spin
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"Sit down, young stranger and tell us where you been"
 
 
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"Well, I've been up to the mountain, I've walked down by the sea
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I never questioned no one and no one questioned me
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My love was given freely and oft-times was returned
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I never came to borrow, I only came to learn
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Sometimes it did get lonely, but it taught me how to cry
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And laughter came too easy for life to pass me by
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I never had a dollar that I didn't earn with pride
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'Cause I had a million daydreams to keep me satisfied"
 
 
[Interlude]
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"And will you gather daydreams, or will you gather wealth?
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How can you find your fortune when you cannot find yourself?"
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My mother's eyes grow misty, there's a tremblin' in her hand
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"Sit down, young stranger, I do not understand
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And will you try and tell us that you've been too long at school?
       G                D                          A
That knowledge is not needed, that power does not rule?
      D                           G                    D
That war is not the answer, that young men should not die?
     G            D                        A
Sit down young stranger, I wait for your reply"
 
 
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"The answer is not easy for souls are not reborn
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To wear the crown of peace, you must wear the Crown of Thorns
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If Jesus had a reason, I'm sure he would not tell
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They treated him so badly, how could he wish them well?"
 
 
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The parlor now is empty, there's nothin' left to say
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My father has departed, my mother's gone to pray
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There's rockets in the meadows and ships out on the sea
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The answer's in the forest, carved upon a tree:
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"John loves Mary,"...does anyone love me?