Written by Bruce Springsteen
Intro: D A D D VERSES D G D D Last night I dreamed that I was a child D D A A Out where the pines grow wild and tall D G D D I was trying to make it home through the forest D A D D Before the darkness falls D G D D I heard the wind rustling through the trees D D A A And ghostly voices rose from the fields D G D D I ran with my heart pounding down that broken path D A D D With the devil snappin at my heels D G D D I broke through the trees and there in he night D D A A My fathers house stood shining hard and bright D G D D The branches and brambles tore my clothes and scratched my arms D A D D But I ran till I fell shaking in his arms HARMONICA = D A D D VERSES D G D D I awoke and I imagined the hard things that pulled us apart D D A A Will never again sir tear us from each others hearts D G D D I got dressed and to that house I did ride D A D D From out on the road I could see its windows shining in light D G D D I walked up the steps and stood on the porch D D A A A woman I didnt recognize came and spoke to me through a chained door D G D D I told her my story and who Id come for D A D D She said "Im sorry son but no one by that name lives here anymore" HARMONICA = VERSE VERSE D G D D My fathers house shines hard and bright D D A A It stands like a beacon calling me in the night D G D D Calling and calling so cold and alone D A D D Shining cross this dark highway where our sins lie unatoned
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