Tuning: E A D G B E

GARDEN OF LAVENDER SUN KIL MOON DADGAD TUNING A = 777600 E = 222100 F = 333200 G = 555400 A G F E F G

^AWas on a flight home from—well, it doesn’t ^Gmatter With ^Feleven ^Ehours, a ^Fmillion thoughts were ^Ggathering

^AMy mind kept going to my garden of l^Gavender I^F wanted to ^Eget to them so ^Fthey wouldn’t ^Gdie

^AWhen I got home, they were dry as ^Gwheat While the ^Fvines t^Ehrived around them ^FB-horror film ^Ggreen

^ANot sure what my lavender ^Gsymbolize But ^Finsid^Ee my ^Fheart ^Gcried

^AMy heart is drawn to the small out-of-the-^Gway things That ^FI can’t ^Ehelp but to give my ^Ffocus and attention and ^Gcare

^ACause they shut off what hijacks my ^Gbrain And ^Fhelp to ^Etune out what ^Fcan cause me ^Gpain

^AAnd I care for the animals around my ^Gyard And my ^Fsister’s ^Echildren and I ^Fcare for my ^Ggarden

^ASwarmed upon by ^Gbumblebees And ^Fyellow j^Eackets and wasps and h^Fornets that can dart out and ^Gsting

^AI see the big orange ^Gtabby cat G^Fetting ^Ewarm on the c^Fover of the hot ^Gtub

^AHe turns over ^Gon his back L^Fooking ^Efor a ^Fbelly ^Grub

^AI see the deer tracks ^Gin the snow On the ^Fanimal ^Epath That l^Feads into my backy^Gard

^AI hear the sound of my girl^Gfriend’s car C^Foming up the ^Edriveway and it ^Ffills my heart With ^Gjoy

^AThough I know it will all end ^Gsomeday And ^Fsomeone ^Eelse will be ^Fsleeping in my mountain ^Ghouse

^AWondering who lived ^Ghere before Just ^Flike I sometimes ^Edo Though I ^Fnever really cared to ^Gexplore

^AI see the chocolate and peanut ^Gbutter cat I l^Fook at him and he ^Elooks back I snap my ^Ffingers and blow him a ^Gkiss

^AHe rubs his head against my hand and we r^Geminisce I walk ^Fdowntown and see the ^EChristmas lights Along the ^Fhighway and how they ^Gshine

^AAnd I’m reminded of when I ^Gwas a child And how ^Fhappy I ^Efelt when I ^Fopened the box and saw a ^Gguitar inside

^AWas on a flight to somewhere I can’t ^Gremember I feel ^Flike I’ve ^Elived so many ^Flives, I can’t put it all ^Gtogether

^ADordrecht, Holland, yeah ^Gthat was it I had a ^Fnice dinner with a ^Econcert promoter and ^Fhis Korean wife, Suyoung ^GKim

^AThen dropped me off at an old spooky ^Ghotel I felt ^Flike an ^Eold man in a ^Fcastle looking over at the ^Gcanal

^AAnd I went and I played for a crowd but my heart wasn’t t^Ghere I came ^Fback to my ^Eroom and ^Fslouched in my ^Gbed

^AAnd I fell asleep still stewing about my dried up ^Glavender And I ^Ffell as^Eleep in the ^Fdark dead ^Gnight

^AAnd I dreamed of a bluejay picking up a ^Gseed And ^Fpassing ^Eit to ^Fanother’s ^Gbeak

^AThen watched him soar to ^Ganother branch Then a ^Fbaby possum ^Ehissed at me as I ^Fcrept up on him near a trash ^Gcan

^AAnd I woke up one rainy morning in Dordrecht, ^GHolland Then ^Fgot on a ^Eflight for ^FLondon, ^GEngland

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Sun Kil Moon - Garden of lavender