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Pagan Poetry

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[Intro]
C#m Amaj7
C#m Amaj7
[Verse 1]
Amaj7Pedalling through
G#mThe dark cuC#m7rrentsB7  
I Amaj7find an accurate cG#mopy
A blueC#m7print of the pB7leasure in me
[Chorus 1]
Amaj7(Swirling black lilies totally rG#mipe)
A sC#m7ecret code carvedB7  
A secret Amaj7code carved
(Swirling black lilies totally rG#mipe)C#m7  B7  
[Verse 2]
Amaj7He offers a handshakeG#m  
CrC#m7ooked five fingB7ers
Amaj7They form a pattern
G#mYet to be matC#m7chedB7  
[Chorus 2]
On the surface siAmaj7mplicity
(Swirling black lilies totally rG#mipe)
But the darkest pit in meC#m7  B7  
And it's pagan pAmaj7oetry
(Swirling black lilies totaG#mlly ripe)
Pagan poetryC#m7  B7  
[Interlude]
C#m Amaj7
C#m Amaj7
[Verse 3]
Amaj7Morse coding signals G#m(signals)
They pulsaC#m7te (they wake me up)
They B7wake me upAmaj7  
(pulsate) from my G#mhibernaC#m7tingB7  
[Chorus 2]
On the surface Amaj7simplicity
(Swirling black lilies totally rG#mipe)
But the darkest pit in mC#m7eB7  
And it's pagan pAmaj7oetry
(Swirling black lilies totally rG#mipe)
Pagan poetryC#m7  B7  
Amaj7(Swirling black lilies totally rG#mipe)C#m7  B7  
Amaj7(Swirling black lilies totally rG#mipe)C#m7  B7  
[Outro]
I loAmaj7ve him, I love him
I loC#mve him, I love him
I loAmaj7ve him, I love him
I loC#mve him, I love him
(She lAmaj7oves him, she loves him) This time
(She lC#moves him, she loves him) I'm going to keep it to myself
(She lAmaj7oves him, she loves him) This time
(She lC#moves him, she loves him)I'm going to keep me all to myself
(She lAmaj7oves him, she loves him) But he makes me want to hand myself over
(She lC#moves him, she loves him)
(She lAmaj7oves him, she loves him) But he makes me want to hand myself over
(She lC#moves him, she loves him)
(She lAmaj7oves him, she loves him)
(She lC#moves him, she loves him)
(She lAmaj7oves him, she loves him)

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Pagan Poetry

by Björk

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Amaj7

G#m

C#m7

[Intro]

C#m Amaj7

[Verse 1]

Amaj7

Pedalling through

G#m C#m7 B7

The dark currents

Amaj7 G#m

I find an accurate copy

C#m7 B7

A blueprint of the pleasure in me

[Chorus 1]

Amaj7 G#m

(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)

C#m7 B7

A secret code carved

Amaj7

A secret code carved

G#m C#m7 B7

(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)

[Verse 2]

Amaj7 G#m

He offers a handshake

C#m7 B7

Crooked five fingers

Amaj7

They form a pattern

G#m C#m7 B7

Yet to be matched

[Chorus 2]

Amaj7

On the surface simplicity

G#m

(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)

C#m7 B7

But the darkest pit in me

Amaj7

And it's pagan poetry

G#m

(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)

C#m7 B7

Pagan poetry

[Interlude]

C#m Amaj7

[Verse 3]

Amaj7 G#m

Morse coding signals (signals)

C#m7

They pulsate (they wake me up)

B7 Amaj7

They wake me up

G#m C#m7 B7

(pulsate) from my hibernating

[Chorus 2]

Amaj7

On the surface simplicity

G#m

(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)

C#m7 B7

But the darkest pit in me

Amaj7

And it's pagan poetry

G#m

(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)

C#m7 B7

Pagan poetry

Amaj7 G#m C#m7 B7

(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)

Amaj7 G#m C#m7 B7

(Swirling black lilies totally ripe)

[Outro]

Amaj7

I love him, I love him

C#m

I love him, I love him

Amaj7

I love him, I love him

C#m

I love him, I love him

Amaj7

(She loves him, she loves him) This time

C#m

(She loves him, she loves him) I'm going to keep it to myself

Amaj7

(She loves him, she loves him) This time

C#m

(She loves him, she loves him)I'm going to keep me all to myself

Amaj7

(She loves him, she loves him) But he makes me want to hand myself over

C#m

(She loves him, she loves him)

Amaj7

(She loves him, she loves him) But he makes me want to hand myself over

C#m

(She loves him, she loves him)

Amaj7

(She loves him, she loves him)

C#m

(She loves him, she loves him)

Amaj7

(She loves him, she loves him)

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