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Beginner
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Key: E
🎸 Intro:
D (Starts at 0:20)
Bm (0:30)
G (0:41)
Bm (0:51)
D (1:06)
🎸 Verse 1: (Starts at 1:17)
D A
Red-eyed and desperately sad
D D*
A girl in Colombia whispered to Cason
D A D D* G
"My sister is dead, my sister whose life was mine. What can I do "
🎸 Verse 2: (Starts at 1:17)
A G A
Cason took her trembling hands and warmed them between his own.
G A
"Water and ice," he said
G A
His eyes shining. "Ice and water."
🎸 Chorus:
D A D D*
Cason sat up with her all night. He pointed out that
D A D
At the festival tomorrow the Medellín night shall be a huge canvas
D*
For there will be fireworks
G A
And they will light up your eyes
G A
And you will feel more alive than ever before
G A
Just as your sister would wish for you.
🎸 Verse 3:
G A Bm A
Proud as she finally, gently settled down to sleep
D G Bm A D G
In the pre-dawn quiet, he wrote her a poem.
🎸 Verse 4:
G A G A
A clock
a candle
G A G
The moon is finished grieving
A
The hour brightens.
🎸 Outro: (starts 2:19)
D Dsus2 D Dsus4
D Dsus2 D Dsus4
D Dsus2 D Dsus4
D
G
Chords Instructions:
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Song History
Published: January 30, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025