Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Difficulty: Novice Intro: Am G Am G Verse 1: Am G Old friend, do you make the sunset? Do you make the bright stars flee? Am G Old crow, time is getting late; I know you've a gift for me Am G Old bird, I see it in your talons; Glittering between the leaves Am G Friend, I'm swimming in the shallows; You're calling from the deep
Chorus: Am And we bide our time; And we shed our skins G And we shake our bones; And we sink like stones Am And we crawl through mud; Till we reach the sky G And we bide our time Interlude: Am G Am G Verse 2: Am G Old bird, you and I are brothers; Bonded by if and would Am G Old crow, you and I are sisters; Swimming in a bowl of blood Am G Old friend, you and I were strangers; Living by a restless sea Am G Friend, I knew when the wind blew; That you were calling me Chorus: Am And we bide our time; And we shed our skins G And we shake our bones; And we sink like stones Am And we crawl through mud; Till we reach the sky G And we bide our time Am And we bide our time; And we bide our time G And we bide our time; And we bide our time Am And we crawl through mud; Till we reach the sky G And we bide our time Outro: Am G Am G