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