Key: G Intro: G G/F# Em A7 C/G Verse 1: G G/F# The mouth of a flower Em The hummingbird waits A7 Guarding his morsel C/G As he takes, and he takes, and he takes G G/F# The mussel underwater Em The seagull's plate A7 In the tide, running after C/G As it takes, and it takes, and it takes A7 And we take, and we take, and we take C/G Oh we take, and we take, take, take
Verse 2: G G/F# The huckleberry climber Em The soul of a lark A7 Climbing the church walls C/G To the golden choir G G/F# And the worry of a mother Em The creaking of a gate A7 Do ghosts get hungry? C/G 'Cause they take, and they take, and they take A7 Oh we take, and we take, and we take C/G Oh we take, and we take, take, take Verse 3: G G/F# The life of a father Em King Solomon unlit A7 Lived out through his daughter C/G To the golden choir G G/F# The mussel underwater Em The algae in bloom A7 And what more could he offer? C/G What more to do? Instrumental: G G/F# Em A7 C/G Verse 4: G G/F# The mouth of a flower Em The hummingbird waits A7 Guarding her morsel C/G As she takes, and she takes, and she takes A7 And we take, and we take, and we take C/G Oh we take, and we take, take, take A7 And we take, and we take, and we take C/G Oh we take, and we take, take, take
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