Sebastian
Paul Stookey


Intro: C  C7  F  G7

  C                      C7
Sebastian arrived with a cardboard suitcase
F                           Fm
Sealed with a kiss from his mom
       C                   Dm7              F   G7
With a newspaper under his arm and over his head
 F                         G
Alone in the hall with his back to the wall
          C          C/B      A
You could see he was one of a few
   Dm7                    G                 F            C
He spoke only when spoken to, and sometimes alone in his bed

C             Dm       G                 C
Sing, sweet Sebastian, sing the sweetest song
                   Dm
Sing so sweet that while you sleep
     G              C   G  G7
Your melody lingers on, oh-h

  C                   C7
Sebastian is led to a black-walled room
    F                    Fm
Red carpeting covers the floor
    C                      Dm7                  F      G7
And someone is closing the door and raising the blinds
F                       G
Hiding his eyes so they won't look surprised
       C            C/B          A
When a hand reaches down for the note
    Dm7                 G                   F             C
The one that his mother wrote and tied by a string to his neck


Refrain

Bridge:  |C  G |Fmaj7  |C C/B A (A7)|Dm7  G |

C               C7              F                     Fm
Waiting for the sunrise and the rest of his life to begin
  C                    Dm7            F    G7
Sebastian is wearing a grin under his nose
    F                        G
And out on the grass, he can hear it at last
    C         C/B         A
The rush of a bird to his home
    Dm7               G                   F            C
And while unpacking a comb he thinks of a song that he knows


Refrain (2x)

Outro (holding "on"): C  C7  F  Fm  C