The Handsome Family - Owls Chords

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The blue house at the corner of Twilight and State
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Four storeys, soaring turrets, floors of wood parquet       
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And owls, so many owls, snowy, horned and screech
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Thousands of owls, all flapping their wings

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How I love the marble staircase, the claw-footed tubs
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The room of rare orchids, the glass hall for my guns

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Statues of pharaohs, 20 feet tall, 
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crystal chandeliers, rare paintings of clowns

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But the owls, so many owls, I'm never alone
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The owls make this blue house a home

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How peaceful it is to watch them soar
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Through the palm-tree ballroom with its gold-paneled doors
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And as I sit by the fire and slip off my boots
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They perch on harpoons and the stuffed heads of moose

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The apothecary closet is lined with shelves
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But deeper than expected and slanted as well

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How long have I been here searching for my pills
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As the ceiling grows upward and the walls start to swell

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Oh, the owls, the owls, with their feathers of silk
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The owls, they mock me and have stolen my pills

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Oh the owls, the owls, with their shining green eyes
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The owls, they will save me, if not today then tonight

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