Capo 3
 

|Em Em Em D |Em Em Em D |G  G  G  G |A  A  A  A |Am Am Am Am|
 ^        ^  ^        ^  ^        ^  ^        ^  ^        ^  <- accent

                              D
|B  B  B  B |D  D  D  D |Em Em Em D |G  G  A  A |B  B  B  B |
 ^        ^  ^        ^  ^     ^  ^  ^     ^     ^     ^     <- accent

repeat above once
 

     Em                 D          Em
The Poet and the painter casting shadows on the water --
        D                           A                B
as the sun plays on the infantry returning from the sea.
     Em                  D       Em
The do-er and the thinker: no allowance for the other --
        D                             A            B
as the failing light illuminates the mercenary's creed.
     Em              D      Em
The home fire burning: the kettle almost boiling --
         D             C             A B
but the master of the house is far away.
     Em              D        Em
The horses stamping -- their warm breath clouding
         D               C              A B
in the sharp and frosty morning of the day.

         E    D         B             D        C
And the poet lifts his pen while the soldier sheaths his sword.

         Em              D         Em             D
And the youngest of the family is moving with authority.
 B                C              A               C
Building castles by the sea, he dares the tardy tide
    G              Bb   (Play Bb as barre on 1, and you can lift the
to wash them all aside.  index finger some from the e string to follow
                         the song)

Instrumental over |Em Em Em D | repeatedly
 

9:28
     Em                   D         Em
The cattle quietly grazing at the grass down by the river
            D                           A              B
where the swelling mountain water moves onward to the sea:
     Em                   D   Em
the builder of the castles renews the age-old purpose
     D                                  A             B
and contemplates the milking girl whose offer is his need.
     Em                       D     Em
The young men of the household have all gone into service
         D           C            A B
and are not to be expected for a year.
    Em                     D           Em
The innocent young master -- thoughts moving ever faster --
     D                   C                A B
has formed the plan to change the man he seems.

         E     D          B             D       C
And the poet sheaths his pen while the soldier lifts his sword.

        Em             D         Em             D
And the oldest of the family is moving with authority.
 B             C                 A             C
Coming from across the sea, he challenges the son
     G               Bb
who puts him to the run.
 

   The instrumental part below aren't always chords, but it's
   something like this:

10:34 Em..., Bm D F#m A
10:42 Bm  G  Em
10:45 Organ, "answers" in Dm
10:53 Organ, "answers" in Em
11:00 G D Em, G D Em
11:08 F#m A G C#      (hum, well, almost :-)
 

E            D          A                                 B
What do you do when the old man's gone -- do you want to be him?
E         D         A                               B
And your real self sings the song. Do you want to free him?
A          G        D           E
No one to help you get up steam --
A                  G          F#m
and the whirlpool turns you `way off-beam.
 
 

Time 11:55