My Father's House
Emmylou HarrisVersion1
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Last night I dreamed that I was a child
Out Where the pines grow wild and tall
I was trying to make it home through the forest
Before the darkness falls
I heard the wind rustling through the trees
And ghostly voices rose from the fields
I ran with my heart pounding down that broken path
With the devil snappin' at my heels
I broke through the trees, and there in the night
My father's house stood shining hard and bright
The branches and brambles tore my clothes and scratched my arms
But I ran till I fell, shaking in his arms
I awoke and I imagined the hard things that pulled us apart
Will never again, sir, tear us from each other's hearts
I got dressed, and to that house I did ride from out on the road,
I could see his windows shining in light
I walked up the steps and stood on the porch
A woman I didn't recognize
Came and spoke to me through a chained door
I told her my story, and who I'd come for
She said "I'm sorry but but no one by that name lives here anymore
My father's house shines hard and bright
it stands like a beacon calling me in the night
Calling and calling, so cold and alone
Shining `cross this dark highway where all our sins lie unatoned
From Emmylou Harris "Thirteen"
Warner Brothers Records 1986
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Readable chord sheet for My Father's House by Emmylou Harris
[C#]Last night I dreamed that [F#]I was a c[C#]hild
[C#]Out Where the pines grow wild and [Ab]tall
I was [C#]trying to [F#]make it home through the for[C#]est
Before the dar[Ab]kness [C#]falls
[C#]I heard the wind rustling [F#]through the t[C#]rees
[C#]And ghostly voices rose from the [Ab]fields
I ran with my heart [C#]pounding [F#]down that broken [C#]path
[C#]With the devil [Ab]snappin' at my [C#]heels
I broke through the trees, and t[F#]here in the [C#]night
[C#]My father's house stood shining hard and [Ab]bright
The branches and [C#]brambles [F#]tore my clothes and scratched my [C#]arms
But I ran till I fell, [Ab]shaking in his [C#]arms
[C#]I awoke and I imagined the [F#]hard things that pulled us [C#]apart
Will never again, sir, tear us from each other's [Ab]hearts
I got [C#]dressed, and to that [F#]house I did [C#]ride from out on the road,
I could see h[Ab]is windows shining in [C#]light
I walked up the [C#]steps and [F#]stood on the [C#]porch
[C#]A woman I didn't recognize
Came and spoke to me through a chained [Ab]door
I told her my [C#]story, and [F#]who I'd come [C#]for
She said "I'm sorry but but no one by that [Ab]name lives here anym[C#]ore
[C#]My father's house shines [F#]hard and [C#]bright
[C#]it stands like a beacon calling me in the [Ab]night
Calling and [C#]calling, so [F#]cold and a[C#]lone
Shining `cross this dark highway where all our [Ab]sins lie unato[C#]ned
From Emmylou Harris "Thirteen"
Warner Brothers Records 1986