Holder Of The Grail Ukulele chords by The Mechanisms

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

D

Verse 1:
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I step foot upon my station, pride swells inside my chest,
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Upon my coat there hangs a newly minted Captain’s crest
           D                                 A
Then the General who came with me says, “My lad, you must not fail;
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We entrust a lot of power to the holder of the GRAIL
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From the air that we are breathing to the lights and solar sail
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All the systems stand at your command: the holder of the GRAIL.”

Interlude:

A|--------------------0---0--------------------|
E|---0--2--2--2--0--2--------2--0--0--0---2-0--|
C|2--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
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A|0--0--2-----5---4-2--0-----------------------|
E|--------3---------------2-----0---------0----|
C|---------------------------2-----2--2-----2--|
G|---------------------------------------------|



Verse 2:
        D                                    A
It has been a month now since the General’s shuttle never came
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On the commlink there's just static, every colony the same
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We have sent some crew to get help on the ship that brings the mail
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But I must keep up their spirits as the holder of the GRAIL
           D                                  A
We still don’t know what has happened, but I know we must prevail
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I will do my best to lead them as the holder of the GRAIL


Interlude:

A|--------------------0----------------------|
E|---0--2----2---0-2-------2--2--0--0-----0--|
C|2------------------------------------2-----|
G|-------------------------------------------|


Verse 3:
        D                              A
It has been almost a decade since all contact first was lost
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And the General’s iron rule has brought on us a heavy cost
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She comes up while I am fishing, and says, “Son, don’t look so pale
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But the engineers have mutinied, and you still hold the GRAIL
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Even here in hydroponics, well, the air is smelling stale,
      G            D                  A             D
So I order you to take it from them, holder of the GRAIL."


Interlude:

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E|---0--2----2---0-2-------2--2--0--0--------|
C|2------------------------------------2--3--|
G|-------------------------------------------|


Verse 4:
          D                             A
I’m now locked inside my cabin, and outside, there’s only death
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I still hear the General curse me with her choking final breath
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If it’s truly just this station to which now we are curtailed,
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Then the power of a god is with the holder of the GRAIL
            D                                 A
Outside my door they are still coming, for I hear the turrets’ wail
    G                D           A             D
And I must sleep forever as the holder of the GRAIL