VERSE 1: G Bb G I dreamed I was lost in a city of stone G D G And the people that dwelled there were marble G Bb G I listened in vain for any fountain's silver tone G D G In vain for any sweet bird's friendly warble CHORUS 1: C F G It was silent as the grave in that city of stone F C Not one soul to save Bb D Not one voice to cheer me on G I was frightened in my heart Bb G And cold to the bone G As I wandered in my dream D G Through that city of stone VERSE 2: G Bb G I dreamed I was lost in a city of stone G D G And the people that dwelled there were marble G Bb G I wandered the alleyways in search of my home G D G At a familiar place I rang the doorbell CHORUS 2: C F G No one re-plied, but the door swung open wide F C So I stepped in-side Bb D My house to look u-pon G All cobwebs and ashes Bb G All signs of live were gone G And I feared for my soul D G In that city of stone VERSE 3: G Bb G The most precious of gifts come in the strangest of forms G D G Sweet life quickens even in the charnel G Sometimes we're granted visions Bb G That serve us as a warning G D G How our passing deeds are writ in stone e-ternal CHORUS 3: C F G So make not your heart into a city of stone F C The higher that you build those walls Bb D The surer over-thrown G For here stands a man Bb G Who turned back from too far gone G When he dreamed he was lost D G In a city of stone G Yes, here stands a man Bb C Who turned back from too far gone G D G Oh, I dreamed I was lost in a city of stone.