A Drop Of Blood

[Intro]
C5
 
 
[Verse 1]
                 Cm
I've seen the trees
            F5
In heart of storm
Cm
 In clearest skies
Cm
I've seen them breathe
               C
I've seen them fall
     Fm
I've seen them fly
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Gm           Ab Cm
The gentle breeze that stirs their crown
Cm
Flows from the storm that lays them down
           Ab
Oh, may we fight
            G
And may we waltz
    C                 Fm
And may we find harmony
              F  C  Cm
Like wind and tree
 
 
[Chorus]
N.C.
I've seen the sea
N.C.
Give men a home
N.C.
And drown them too
N.C.
I've seen her lead
N.C.
Men back to shore
    Fm        Cm
To start anew
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
But it's never long before
N.C.
An old yearning rises for
             Ab
The cradled nights
            G
The siren's call
          Eb            Fm
Let me always return to thee
                      D
Like sailors to the sea
 
 
[Instrumental]
Eb F D Eb Cm
 
 
[Verse 2]
N.C.
One day I fell
             Fm
And broke my wrist
                   Gm    Eb
lay still on the ground
Cm                          Fm
 Ants were carrying little twigs
          G        Eb
Over my still hand
Cm                      Fm
 Some kids around were scorning me
                 G Eb
Yet I heard no sound
Cm                        Fm
 Then as they started to kick my back
  F              Gm
I sank into the sand
 
 
[Instrumental]
Abm Gm Cm Gm
Ab G Cm Gm
Ab G Fm
Ab Gm
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Abm G Cm Gm            Ab  G Cm        G
D---e-e---p down, sank d---e-e---p down
           Fm           Ab    G
'Til I was part of everything
Gm   Abm    Cm         Gm    Abm       Cm       Gm
 And in a grain of sand, saw peace in Holy land
             Fm               Ab  Gm
and saw you right in front of me
  Abm  Gm       Cm   Gm Ab      G     Cm  Gm
Shapeless, sacred dust, beaming light, and trust
Ab  G        Fm      Ab    Gm
Covering all harm in shade
     Abm  Gm    Cm      Gm
Then in a drop of blood
    Ab      G      Cm      Gm
Saw wars be fought for good
    Ab Gm Fm      Ab            Cm C
And sa-w you make way for man's truth
 
 
[Chorus]
      F        Cm
Just for a while
            C
Though just enough
Fm             C
To lose my youth
N.C.
From that day on
       Fm    C
I've been corrupt
 
 
[Outro]
N.C.
For I've held on to faith
               Cm
And I've been knocking on its gate
          Ab               C  G5
To let me see you one more time
    Cm
Begging to never speak the truth
Fm   F                 D
More than I speak of you
 
Eb C
C5