Locked Out — Crowded House

Chords and lyrics for Locked Out by Crowded House (key of A).

Verse 1

I been [Asus2]locked out
I been [E]locked in
But I [Asus2]always seem to come back [E7]again
When [Asus2]you're in that room
What do [E]you do
I know [Asus2]that I will have you in the [E7]end

Chorus 1

And [B]the clouds they are crying [Asus2]on you
And the birds [Asus2]are offering up their [E7]tunes
In a[B] shack as remote as a [Asus2]mansion
[C#m]You escape into a place where [G#]nothing moves

Verse 2

And I [Asus2]been locked out
And I [E]know we're through
But[Asus2] I can't begin to face up to the [E7]truth
I [Asus2]wait so long for the walls to [E]crack
[Asus2]But I know that I will one day have you [E7]back

Chorus 2

[B]And the hills are as soft as a [Asus2]pillow
And they cast a [Asus2]shadow on my bed[E7]
And[B] the view when I look through my[Asus2] window
Is [F#m]an altar piece I'm praying to for the[G#] living and the dead

Bridge

[D]Twin valley shines in the [C#m]morning sun
I[D] send a message out to my only [C#m]one[G#]

Verse 3

I [Asus2]been locked out and I know we're through[E]
[Asus2]But I can't begin to face up to the truth[E7]
I [Asus2]wait so long for the walls to crack[E]
[Asus2]But I know that I will one day have you [E7]back

Chorus 3

[B]And I work with the bees and the [Asus2]honey
Every night [Asus2]I circle like the moon[E7]
[B]It's an act of simple [Asus2]devotion
[C#m]But it can take forever when you've got [G#]something to prove
I [Asus2]been [E]locked out

Outro

[Asus2] [E]
X