Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Verse 1:
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Empty cup and a can full of marigolds
Em Esus2 Bm Bsus2 Esus2
Half-burned candle, a picture pinned on the wall
Em Esus2 Bm Bsus2
Letters, records, and ash on linoleum
Em Esus2 Bm Bsus2 Bm Bsus2
Signs of life, the beginning, the beginning
Bm Bsus2 Esus2
Our beginning, begin again
Chorus:
Asus2 Csus2 Esus2
Asus2 Csus2 Esus2
I was bare
Asus2 Bsus2 Esus2
And your word was still warm in my hand
Asus2 Csus2 Esus2
I was bare
Asus2 Bsus2 Esus2
Wanted all under Heaven allowed
Verse 2:
Em Esus2 Bm Bsus2
Snubbed-out smoke in a pack from the Nowhere Inn
Em Esus2 Bm Bsus2 Esus2
Water glass with the smudge of a lipstick stain
Em Esus2 Bm Bsus2
Box of nails, olive branch, and the holy ghost
Em Esus2 Bm Bsus2 Esus2
Leave the rest, but come back for the marigolds
Em Esus2
Bm Bsus2 Em Esus2
The beginning,
Bm Bsus2 Em Esus2
the bеginning,
Bm Bsus2 Em Esus2
the beginning, still ahead
Chorus:
Asus2 Csus2 Esus2
Asus2 Csus2 Esus2
I was bare
Asus2 Bsus2 Esus2
And your word was still warm in my hand
Asus2 Csus2 Esus2
I was bare
Asus2 Bsus2 Esus2
Wanted all under Heaven allowed
Song History
Published: May 2, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025