Gordon Lightfoot – Sit Down Young Stranger (Ukulele)
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Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 13:18:13 -0800 (PST)
From: "M. Schweisthal" <[email protected]>
Subject: Chords/Lyrics to "Sit Down Young Stranger" by Gordon Lightfoot
Brought to you by Mike Schweisthal [[email protected]]
Chords used: F:320003 F:X32010 G:XX0232
D:X02220 A:022100
INTRO: | F |
F F F I'm standin' at the doorway, my head down in my hands F F G Not knowin' where to sit, not knowin' where I stand F F F My father looms above me, for him there is no rest F F G My mother's arms enfold me and hold me to her breast F F F "They say you've been out wanderin', they say you've traveled far F F G Sit down, young stranger and tell us who you are" F F F The room has all gone misty, my thoughts are all in spin F F G F "Sit down, young stranger and tell us where you been" F F "Well, I've been up to the mountain, I've walked down by the sea F F G I never questioned no one and no one questioned me F F F My love was given freely and oft-times was returned F F G I never came to borrow, I only came to learn F F F Sometimes it did get lonely, but it taught me how to cry F F G And laughter came to easy for life to pass me by F F F I never had a dollar that I didn't earn with pride F F G 'Cause I had a million daydreams to keep me satisfied"
INTERLUDE: | F | F | F | F | F | F | G | F |
D G D "And will you gather daydreams, or will you gather wealth? G D A How can you find your fortune if you cannot find yourself?" D G D My mother's eyes grow misty, there's a tremblin' in her hand G D A "Sit down, young stranger, I do not understand D G D 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" D G D "The answer is not easy for souls are not reborn G D A To wear the crown of peace, you must wear the Crown of Thorns D G D If Jesus had a reason, I'm sure he would not tell G D A They treated him so badly, how could he wish them well?" D G D The parlor now is empty, there's nothin' left to say G D A My father has departed, my mother's gone to pray D G D There's rockets in the meadows and ships out on the sea G D A The answer's in the forest, carved upon a tree: G D A D "John loves Mary,"...does anyone love me?