danny schmidt – The Dark-Eyed Prince chords

C           G         Am            FOnce upon a time in a kingdom ill-defined
  C                    G               Am     FA dark-eyed prince sat sideways on his throne
       C              G               Am                FAnd he cast aside the thoughts of his princess long and lost
    C                 G            CAnd decided he’d live principally alone

      G               C              F                    CSo he built himself a castle made of stumbling blocks and bricks
       G                    C         F               GAnd he filled the mote with crocodile tears and other tricks
          Am               F              C                GBut he forgot to build the doorway, he forgot to build the gate
      C              F                G               CSo he had to build a catapult just to knock the wall away


         C              G        Am             FAnd he’d venture out at night, bejeweled and erudite
         C                 G                Am   FAnd he’d ride from town to town and farm to farm
         C                G                Am           FAnd he’d laugh at all the sheep and at the company they keep
         C                 G                C    G CAnd he’d burn down all the churches and the barns


           G             C                 F               CUntil he’d find a proper damsel, then he’d play the proper prince
         G                  C            F            GAnd he’d lead her home with apples and a promise on a stick
           Am            F                 C             G'Til she’d fall upon the pillow, then he’d fall upon the dawn
         C                 F                  G                  CAnd he’d close his eyes to hers and then just dream that she was gone


      C              G               Am          FSo he swore upon the crown that he’d melt desire down
       C              G               Am   FAnd he boarded up his windows and his eyes
       C                    G            Am            FBut he still could hear the sound of the rain upon the ground
       C                    G                C   G CAnd he still could feel his face against the sky


            G                 C                    F                CAnd how the birds and how the bees, they each took turns upon their knees
             G              C                   F                GAnd how the “Take me if you dare to” turned to “Thank you if you please”
            Am            F                   C              GAnd how the nectar in the flowers and how the flowers on the vine
       C                   F          G               CThey’d turn his blood from fever into honey-juice and wine


       C                G            Am                 FAnd he knew that it was true, in the crumbs that nature threw
         C          G               Am   FAnd that ever-after always ends the tale
         C               G                 Am                FAnd that somewhere in disguise there was a girl with lantern eyes
          C                G              C    G CWho could fill the darkest shadows with detail


        G             C             F            CSo he’d build another tower just to tear another down
         G              C                F           GAnd he’d lay a trail of candles from his castle into town
           Am                 F                   C                     GBut if you go there please be careful, and if you leave there please be quick
            C                F              G                  C       G CCause he’ll rob your eyes of color and your bones to make more bricks.