STRANGE RIDDLE - The Bloodhearts ©2025

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[CAPO 4, LEN]

INTRO
F C | G ‘ ‘ ‘|

VERSE 1
I put a [C] cloud up in the sky for you,
but I [F] hope it didn’t cook too [C] long - sorry if it [G] rains a little!
I put a [C] wind up in the breeze for you,
but I [F] hope it didn’t blow too [C] strong - sorry for the [G] strange riddle!

[F] You say, “The [G] rain? It feeds the [C] flowers!
[Dm] Without the [G] wind, a sail won’t [C] go.”
[F] I’d like to [G] sing to you for [C] hours, [A]
[Dm] or un-[G]-til the seconds [C] slow.

BREAK
F C | G ‘ ‘ ‘|

VERSE 2
I put some [C] clean up on the window,
but I [F] left a little warning for the [C] birds - wouldn’t want a [G] broken wing!
And the [C] house you put up for them
looks an [F] awful lot like a worn out [C] purse - handled with [G] broken string.

[F] I’d say, “That [G] window’s looking [C] fine.
[Dm] And that [G] bird can hold a [C] tune!”
[F] That house is [G] just about the [C] same as [A] mine,
[Dm] it’s got a [G] good view of the [C] moon!

BREAK
F C | G ‘ ‘ ‘|

VERSE 3
I put my [C] arms out to the side
and held them [F] up like I was holding 2 bal-[C]-loons - wouldn’t let’m [G] float away!
And as you [C] held yours open wide
with a [F] hope that all that emptiness will [C] soon - run away from [G] home…

[F] They say that [G] arms are for the [C] army,
[Dm] and bleeding [G] hearts can just go [C] cry!
[F] I know your [G] arms will never [C] harm [A] me!
[Dm] I know it [G] well, don’t ask me [C] why!

BREAK
F C | G ‘ ‘ ‘|

VERSE 4
I put a [C] flag up in the air for you
and [F] me and all the others hiding [C] love - tethered to a [G] pole, you know!
And it’s [C] waving like a hand
of many [F] colours as they might be thinking [C] of - where they’re gonna [G] go!

[F] What we [G] say behind closed [C] doors,
[Dm] it’s the [G] same we say out-[C]-side!
[F] Wearing our [G] feelings on the [C] patches of our [A] sleeve
[Dm] it’s all a-[G]-bout, but more than, [C] Pride.

OUTRO
F C | G ‘ ‘ ‘| x2 F C G F C…