D [VERSE 1] G Em The blue house at the corner of Twilight and State A D Four storeys, soaring turrets, floors of wood parquet G Em And owls, so many owls, snowy, horned and screech A D Thousands of owls, all flapping their wings [PD-C HORUS] A G D How I love the marble staircase, the claw-footed tubs Em A A7 The room of rare orchids, the glass hall for my guns D G Statues of pharaohs, 20 feet tall, A D crystal chandeliers, rare paintings of clowns [CHORUS] A G D But the owls, so many owls, I'm never alone G A D The owls make this blue house a home [G O] D G A D E|-/14-15--14/12/10---------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------12/10/8/9| /10---10/7--10--7/5/3------3-3---7/6/5-| G|-/15-16--15/12/11---------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------12/11/9/10/11---11/7--11--7/5/4------4-4---7/6/5-| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| [w/ SLIDE] [VERSE 2] D G How peaceful it is to watch them soar A D Through the palm-tree ballroom with its gold-paneled doors G Em And as I sit by the fire and slip off my boots A D They perch on harpoons and the stuffed heads of moose [PD-C HORUS] A G D The apothecary closet is lined with shelves Em A A7 But deeper than expected and slanted as well D G How long have I been here searching for my pills A D As the ceiling grows upward and the walls start to swell [CHORUS] A G D Oh, the owls, the owls, with their feathers of silk G A D The owls, they mock me and have stolen my pills [G O] D G A D E|---22--22-22b-22-21-19-17-15/14/10--11-12----12-12/9-9-------------------| B|-22--22------------------------------------------------12/10/5-8/7--/5/3-| G|--------------------------16/15/11--12-13--------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [w/ SLIDE] [CHORUS] A G D Oh the owls, the owls, with their shining green eyes G A D The owls, they will save me, if not today then tonight