houses on the hill by: whiskeytown album: strangers almanac (C F G G C F G G) Well, I (C)found a bunch of letters They were (F)written for the fellow Who (G)broke your momma's heart And the (C)envelope folds (F)smelled of her ancient per(G)fume (F)I'll bet she didn't (G)know How to re(C)spond before the (C/B)blankets of (Am)snow (Am/G)Caught him out (F)wandering a(G)lone With no place to (C)go (F C) CHORUS 1 (F) There were stars in the (G)sky There were (C)houses on the (C/B)hill There were (Am)bottles and (Am/G)pills That were (F)easy to buy to (G)keep her warm From the (C)oncoming storm (F C) Well, I found them in the northwest corner of the attic In a box labeled "Tinsel and Lights" Didn't know what I was looking for Maybe just a blanket or artifacts Eisenhower sent him to war He kept her picture in his pocket that was closest to his heart and when he hit shore, it must have been a target For the gunner-men CHORUS 2 There were stars in the sky There were bunkers in the hill And there were caskets to fill where he would lie Shrouded in the red, white & blue with the stripes repeat CHORUS 1