Then came question and it  was about time           D (xx0232@1) AThe (x02220@1)answer came back and it was long                Am (x02210@1)BbThe (x1333x@1)house it was built by so men in rhyme           D (xx0232@1) AmBut (x02210@1)whatever came of his talented son               Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm Bb
       
Who wrote me adialogue (x02210@1)set atune (x02210@1)                 C (x32010@1) FAlways (133211@1)you told me of being alone                   Cm (x3101x@1)EbExcept (x43121@3)for the stories about God and you            Bb  Cm
And do you still live there, in Bufallo             Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm Bb

They put up the walls, no more to say               D (xx0232@1) ANobody (x02220@1)stopped to ask why it was done               Am (x02210@1)BbThe (x1333x@1)stream was too far and the rains to high        D  Am
So into the city the river did run                  GmBb GmBb GmBb GmBb

Because of the architect the buildings fell down    C  F
Smothered and drowned all the seeds that you sowed  Cm Eb
I wish I was somewhere but not in this town         Bb Cm
Maybe the ocean next time around                    GmBb GmBb GmBb GmBb

I seem to remember the face and the name            D (xx0232@1)ABut (x02220@1)if it's not you I don't care                    AmBb
I know of changes, but nothing would change you     D  Am
To Theo the sailor who sings in his lair            Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm Bb

Then I'll turn and he won't be there,               C (x32010@1)FDusky (133211@1)black windows to light the dark stair         Cm Eb
Candles will nod in the musty air                   BbCm
Oh, with the flames for as many as the years        Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm Bb