Cactus Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
It's been a year [C]since
you [F]left home for a higher [C]ground
In the [Am]distance I hear a wood owl
That's [G]the only [F]question I have [C]found
To be [Am]worthy of the sound it makes
It [C]breaks the si[F]lence of your old [C]town
These [F]letters [C]are an[Dm]other
way [C]to love [F]you[C][Dm][F]
It takes [C]trouble,
it takes cour[F]age to be [C]free
[G]But you'll [Am]find if you are soft [G]enough
Love [F]will hang around [C]for free
[G]And the [Am]coldest bed I've found does not [G]hold [F]one,
but it will hold [C]three
I hope you nev[F]er have [C]to know [Dm]what
that can [C]mean[F][C][F][C][F]
It's [C]safe to say I took [Dm]the long
and [Am]winding [C]path
An[G]d were it n[Am]ot for love and friendship,
[G]who knows [F]how long I would have las[C]ted
[G]You're [Am]young one day but you're this [Em]rude
and while [G]you watch [Am]it walks right [C]past
Hey, then [F]you get your chance to
think [C]like me[F][C][Dm][F]
When I was [C]young,
I was in ser[F]vice to my [C]pain
[Em]On s[Am]unny days you'd find m[Em]e
walking [F]miles to look for [C]rain
An[G]d as many t[Am]imes I swapped i[Em]t all
just [F]to hop a moving [C]train
Looking back, it was the [F]most expens
[Am]ive way [Dm]to get a[F]round[Am][Dm][C][F]
I found [C]that all the world could love [F]you,
say for [C]one
And [Am]I don't know why it [Em]is,
but that kiss will [F]be the haunted [C]one
An[G]d you'll p[Am]ine and weep and
you'll lose [Em]good sleep
And you'll think your [F]life has come undone
[C]Until you lea[F]rn to turn and spurn tha[Dm]t
bitter [C]wind[F][C][Dm][C][F]
Because it will probably [C]be the
one [F]you least expect [C]to
[G]Who [Am]will wager through
your storm [Em]with you
Who [F]will give your fears re[C]spect
Who will melt [Am]your burden down
[Em]When you probably
[F]don't want that [C]yet
Still [F]the odds fall sweet in [Dm]favor to
[C]an [F]open heart[C][F][C]
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It seems to [C]me that the tools [F]for being
human are wicked [C]crude
They're [G]not so [Am]slick and smooth and shiny
[Em]as s[F]ome stranger might allude
[C]And while your longest nig[Am]ht might test you[Em],
you don't be scared [F]of [C]solitude
And remem[F]ber what [Dm]he shared
is [C]also [F]true[C][Dm][C][F]
Because there's a place [C]where
the wa[F]ter freezes [C]white
And you could be [Am]hard -pressed
in the muck [Em]of time
Just try[F]ing to reach the [C]other side
And [Am]you learn to find the only way
[Em]Well, you [F]learn to see it, right[C]?
Seems to me [F]a lot of little town[Dm]s were
made [C]that [F]way[C][Dm][C][F]
And while I'm at [C]it,
let me tell you [F]about [C]the moon
Be[Em]cause I [Am]heard some people [Em]talking,
looks like we're prob[F]ably gonna have to move that [C]soon
All [Em]I know is th[Am]e face it shows at midnight,
[Em]it's not the one it sh[F]ows at noon[C]
But I bet it's a [F]standard kind of
whistle [Dm]from over [C]there[F][C][Dm][F]
In [C]a word,
I heard that [F]life's a cactus [C]tree
Should [Am]you find a way to break it[Em]s skin
Will [F]you have a drink for [C]me?
[Em]But if y[Am]ou're standing near a cactus
[Em]You're probably where
[F]you shouldn't [C]be
Isn't this where you say [F]that's
why you [C]left your home?
[Dm]Though you l[C]ove me[F][C][Dm][F]
When I imagine [C]that life is
[F]only time [C]and space[G]
Then I [Am]guess I've seen the best [Em]of it
Upon [F]your tender loving [C]face
An[G]d the f[Am]aith that you've
bestowed in [Em]me
Gives me [F]a solid sense [C]of place
I learned to see [F]fire, wa[Dm]ter, [C]earth,
and [F]air I learned to [C]see fire, [Dm]wa ter, e[C]arth, and ai[F]r
I learned to see fire, [Dm]wa ter, e[G]arth, and air
And I'll see you [C]there[F][C][F]
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