Intro:
C Fmaj7 G7 
 
Verse 1:
C/G 
You started out a solemn soul 
        Em 
Eyes of sterling and wings of gold 
        F 
Hollow bones filled with hope 
         Fm 
Help to take you where you want to go 
 
       C/G 
So you packed up all your things and went 
            Em 
But weight accompanies time well spent 
            F 
The hollow spaces you once knew 
        Fm 
Became heavy as you grew and grew 
 
   C/G 
A burden it is to travel light 
     Em 
Not on the body but on the mind 
        F 
Let it down every once in a while 
           Fm 
Come back home after mile after mile 
 
C Fmaj7 G7 
 
Bridge:
C 
Fill your books with 
C 
Pressed plants and poetry 
Fmaj7 
Empty your heart of the things that you’ve seen 
 
C 
Fill your books with 
C 
Pressed plants and poetry 
Fmaj7                                       G7 
Empty your heart of the things that you’ve seen 
 
Verse 2:
                 C 
But don’t let me keep you 
                 Em 
I know you have soaring to do 
                   Fmaj7 
Just please don’t let go of me 
                    Fm7 
Through all of the things that you see 
 
              C 
I always knew you would leave 
                           Em 
Right now I’m just trying to find peace 
                 Fmaj7 
Just promise you will stay true 
                Fm7 
But do not let me keep you 
 
                  C 
Just promise you will return 
                      Em 
And tell of all the things you’ve learned 
                   Fmaj7 
But don’t let me keep you 
                   Fm7 
I don’t know what I’ll do. 
 
Outro:
C Fmaj7 
C Fmaj7 
C Fmaj7 
Cmaj7