Safe As Houses


www.aKing.co.za F#m E F#m E F#m E I like looking at the sky as the wind plays through F#m E The skirts of the trees the silence knows how afraid we are of it A Bm F#m E A Cherished memories bleed and bloom our secrets like seeds Bm F#m E A get swept up and carried through our neighborhood D Safe as houses tuck me in A Bm E F#m E Daylight waits for no man you’re still young F#m and breathing’s easy suck it in A Bm E what a waste this facade A E F#m What a pity we’ve come this far F#m E F#m E The rain will fall and baptize our strongholds our sheltered lives F#m E Closed blinds drawn curtains and vinyl floors can’t hide A Bm F#m E A Stained memories bleed and bloom our secrets like weeds Bm F#m E A Creeps up to the roof of our neighborhood A D Safe as houses tuck me in A Bm E F#m E Daylight waits for no man you’re still young F#m and breathing’s easy suck it in A Bm E What a waste this facade A E D F#m E D What a pity we’ve come this far how luscious denial our devoured minds F#m E A Our thoughts remain impotent our pillows stay fertile A D Safe as houses tuck me in A Bm E F#m E Daylight waits for no man you’re still young F#m and breathings easy suck it in A Bm E What a waste this facade A E F#m What a pity we’ve come this far A Bm E A E F#m What a pity we’ve come this far F#m E F#m E