G  D     G  D

[Verse 1]

Just paint a picture of the world
   G             D
In gentle pastel shades

Indistinct and somehow blurred
     G             D
Like childhood escapades
    Gm              D
The painting box is rather dear
        G                     A7
But the paints themselves are cheap
G
Leave your pack at the side of the road
                       D
I'll show you where to sleep


[Verse 2]

Dead brown weeds in a ditch at the side
     G                D
Of a field of burning corn
 
The road opens out before you
         G                   D
Like the womb where you were born
        Gm            D
There's no need to pretend again
   G                 A7
To try and earn your keep
G
Leave your pack at the side of the road
                       D
I'll show you where to sleep


[Instrumental]
D     G  D      G  D  Gm  D  G  A7  G      D


[Bridge]
    F#                 G
And crowds will gather in the sun
   A7             D
As stone madonnas weep
        F#            G
And the shepherd is a good man
                         A7
As he tends his flock of sheep


[Verse 3]
   D
In case you find your tortoise shell
   G              D
Is getting rather tight

You can wrap yourself in your magic cloak
    G              D
And disappear from sight
    Gm                 D
And I will stand guard over you
   G                    A7
As through the door you creep
G
Leave your pack at the side of the road
                       D
I'll show you where to sleep