Sit Down Young Stranger Chords

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[Verse 1]
[G]I'm standing in the doorway,
my [C]head bowed in my [G]hands,
not know[C]ing where [G]to sit,
not knowing where I [D]stand.
My [G]father looms above me,
for [C]him there is no [G]rest.
[C]My mother's arms en[G]fold me
and hold me to her [D]breast.
They [G]say you've been out wandering,
they [C]say you've traveled far
[G]Sit dow[C]n, you[G]ng stranger,
and tell us who you are
The room is all gone misty,
[C]my thoughts are all in [G]spin
Sit [C]down, [G]young stranger,
and tell us where you've [D]been
Well, I've [G]been out to the mountain,
I've [C]been down by the [G]sea
I nev[C]er questioned [G]no one,
and no one questioned [D]me.
My [G]love was given freely,
and [C]of t times was returned.
[G]I never [C]came to borrow[G],
I only came [D]to learn.
Sometimes [G]it did get lonely,
but it [C]taught me how [G]to cry.
And [C]laughter came too [G]easy
for life to pass me [D]by.
But I [G]never had a dollar
that I [C]didn't earn with [G]pride
Cause I [C]had a million day[G]dreams
to keep me satis[D]fied[G][C][G][C][G][D][G]
And [A]will you gather daydreams
or [D]will you gather wealth?
[A]How can[D] you find your for[A]tune
when you cannot find your[E]self?
My [A]mother's eyes grew misty,
there's [D]a trembling in her [A]hand
Sit [D]down, [A]young stranger,
I do not under[E]stand
And [A]will you try to tell us
that you've [D]been too long at [A]school
That know[D]ledge is not [A]needed,
that power does not [E]rule
That [A]war is not the answer,
that [D]young men should not [A]die.
Sit [D]down, [A]young stranger,
I wait for your [E]reply.
The [A]answer is not easy,
[D]for souls are not reborn.
[A]To wea[D]r the crown of pea[A]ce,
you must wear the crown of [E]thorn.
If Je[A]sus had a reason,
I'm [D]sure he would not [A]tell
They [D]treated him so [A]badly,
how could he wish them [E]well?
The [A]parlor now is empty,
there's [D]nothing left to say
[A]My fat[D]her has departed[A],
my mother's gone [E]to pray
There's [A]rockets in the meadow
and [D]ships out on the sea
[A]The an [D]swer's in the for[A]est,
carved upon a [E]tree
[D]John loves [A]Mary,
does anyone [E]love [A]me?