Caught It From The Rye

[Verse 1] Em/A Cm The sky then opened up/ and from it came a light G D Where have you been? I caught it from the rye [Verse 2] Em/A Cm Well I was in a canyon/ mingled with a tribe G D D Soon became my family as I became their kind [Verse 3] Em/A Cm Sure I'm gettin' older/ but younger than you still G D Where have you been? Was in the northern hills [Verse 4] Em/A Cm Pickin' up the daisies/ a child left behind G D D7 D7 D7 As I put 'em by a tombstone/ pretendin' it was mine Chorus Em Am And it's the changin' of the walls D G D All my favorite paintings/ they keep on fallin' down Em Am And I need savin' by the grace of God D G G D D7 But I know he's off creatin' /a-nother one like me [Verse 5] Em/A Cm Lively live a lot/ then die beyond and rot G D Where have you been? Just ponderin' a thought [Verse 6] Em/A Cm If nothin's everlastin'/ and everything is lost G D D Then everyone around me is all I ever got [Verse 7] Em/A Cm Sure I blame the order/ the government is real G D Where have you been? Just trynna make deal [Verse 8] Em/A Cm To the chief commander: be privy on the small G D D7 D7 D7 Cos soon they'll understand it/ the ice will fall to salt [Chorus 2] Em Am And it's the changin' of the walls D G D All my favorite paintings/ they keep on fallin' down Em Am And I need savin' by the grace of God D G G D D7 But I know he's off creatin' /a-nother one like me Outro Em/A Cm G D Just let a cage bird sing prison tunes to pass the time Em/A Cm G D