Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Chords Used:
A minorAm G+G Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm C majorC
🎸 Intro:
A minorAm G+G Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm
🎸 Verse 1:
A minorAm G+G
From the cradle to the grave
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Destined to break like the waves
E minorEm
Existence is so threatening
A minorAm
It takes a fierce grace to crack us open
G+G
A augmentedA moment sat with our sentencing
Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm
And the light comes flooding in, oh, the light comes flooding in
A minorAm
When the leaves fall in the spring
🎸 Chorus:
G+G
May all the beggars be blessed
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Like angels with anhedonia
E minorEm
We're all just doing our best
A minorAm
Repeating, "There's nothing left"
G+G
That's why we weed out the wonderers
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Maybe there's virtue in emptiness
E minorEm
But I still drown in distress
A minorAm
When the leaves fall in the spring
🎸 Verse 2:
G+G
With the ravens here to stay
Fmaj7Fmaj7
And the doves all flying away
E minorEm
Sedation feels so welcoming
A minorAm
In the subtle space, there's an endless ocean
G+G
But the devils sing and it's deafening
Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm
What a world we're living in, oh, we're never listening
A minorAm
When the leaves fall in the spring
🎸 Chorus:
G+G
May all the beggars be blessed
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Like angels with anhedonia
E minorEm
We're all just doing our best
A minorAm
Repeating, "There's nothing left"
G+G
That's why we weed out the wonderers
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Maybe there's virtue in emptiness
E minorEm
But I still drown in distress
C majorC
When the leaves fall in the spring
🎸 Bridge:
G+G A minorAm
I've got a lot to lose, but I won't lie to you
G+G C majorC
And make believe sincerity, I'm praying for a remedy
G+G A minorAm
Beloved distant blue, one day I'll die for you
G+G C majorC
And swim in sweet serenity 'cause death is not my enemy
🎸 Outro:
G+G A minorAm
I've got a lot to lose, but I won't lie to you
G+G C majorC
And make believe sincerity, I'm praying for a remedy
G+G A minorAm
Beloved distant blue, one day I'll die for you
G+G C majorC
And swim in sweet serenity 'cause death is not my enemy