Intro:
Dm Dm C Dm
Dm Dm C Dm
Dm Dm C C
F G Dm Dm
Verse
Dm
We’ve been sown, grown here on the soil
C Dm
With roots that burrow deep
We’ve been long left, but edges of the coil now
C Dm
Closer ever creep
Dm
Elders, tellers, keepers of the bygone
C Dm
Treasures of the dirt
Brush and string we and scribble and we sing
C Dm
And dig for the annals of the earth
F G
And we try, try, try
Dm
To keep a little beauty in the world
F G
All that died, died, died
Dm
We keep it in our hands
Instrumental
Dm Dm C C
F G Dm Dm
Verse
Dm
In their dark clouds, blackening the sun
C Dm
They came down to the shores
Motors hard, loud, beaten, overcome
C Dm
No peace here anymore
Dm
Bridges rigid, wicked are the pillars
C Dm
Push us till we fall (until we fall)
Prophet’s lies burn craving in their eyes still
C Dm
Casting a shadow over all
F G
And we try, try, try
Dm
To keep a little beauty in the world
F G
All that died, died, died
Dm
We keep it in our hands
F G
Oo-oo-ooh
Dm
we are the fading voice (we are the elders, tellers)
F G
Oo-oo-ooh
Dm
we keep it in our hands
Interlude
Dm C F G
Ooh, we tell it to the page
Dm C Dm
Ooh, we never let it fade
F G
And we try, try, try
Dm
To keep a little beauty in the world
F G
All that died, died, died
Dm
We keep it in our hands
F G
Oo-oo-ooh
Dm
we are the fading voice (we are the elders, tellers)
F G
Oo-oo-ooh
Dm
we keep it in our hands
Outro
Dm Dm C C
F G Dm Dm