Intro
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Verso 1:
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And then the child becomes the warrior
Bm G
And you're the worrier so worry over this
D G Bm G
What's the thing that has you reaching out to grip it like a phantom limb?
Verso 2:
Bm G
And to the action comes a character
Bm G
And he reveals a wish to see himself in ink so
D G Bm G
You take a pen you write a list called all the stages that the world begins
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Em B G A
And then the years relay the seasons
Em B G A
You fill the sky, you give him means to lift his chin
Em B G A
And then the tides relay the oceans
Em B G G
You give him reason for believing
A Bm
That he's in some creation
Bm
Bm G
Bm G
Verso 3:
Bm G
To make him grow you give him barriers
Bm G
To make him grow you give him barriers to fell
D G
Now, he wants to know if there's a narrator
Bm G
You dry the riverbed and so he builds a well
Bm G
And when the woman comes, he marries her
Bm G
And then the woman is another to himself
D G
Now, she wants to know if there's a narrator
Bm G G
She wants to know if there's a narrative to tell
Break
Em Bm G A Em Bm G A
Oo - ooh - Ooh - oo
Em Bm G A Em Bm G A
Oo - ooh - Ooh - oo
Em Bm G A
And then the years relay the seasons
Em Bm G A
You fill the sky, you give them means to lift their chins
Em Bm G A
And then the tides relay the oceans
Em Bm G A
You give them reason for believing
Em Bm G A
And then the years relay the seasons
Em Bm G A
You fill the sky, you give them means to lift their chins
Em Bm G A
And then the tides relay the oceans
Em Bm G G
You give her reason for believing
A G
That she's in some creation
Outro
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Creation
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Creation
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Creation
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Creation
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Creation
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Creation
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Creation
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Creation
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Creation
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Creation
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Creation
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Creation