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This is a Nick Cave cover that MMJ put on their Christmas album. It is a beautiful
song that was supposedly inspired by Amazing Grace. 
(intro:  C     G   C     GCG)
One morn GI awakenedC  
                 C        GCG   
And your sun was shining
GThe sky was a kiEmngdomD  
DAll covered with blood
DAnd the moon and the stGars
                           C        GCG
Were the troops that lay conquered
GLike fruit left to wEmitherD  
               D      GCG
All spiritual food
GAnd the spears of the bright sunC  
                      C      GCG
All brave with its conquest
GDid hover unearhtEmlyD  
DWith banners of fire
And I knelt in the gardeGn
                    C      GCG
and washed with the dawn
The voice came so brigEmhtly
DI covered my eyGes
GThank you for giving C  
                 C         GCG
This bright new morning
GSo steeped seemed the eveEmningD  
DIn darkness and bloGod
G                      (stop!)- -
Let there be no sadness
- - - - -
No sorrow
- - - - -     C           G 
Let there be no road to narrow
GThere'll be a new day
GYes its toDday
iGts forever
(Note: repeat that last verse twice.)

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New Morning

by My Morning Jacket

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This is a Nick Cave cover that MMJ put on their Christmas album. It is a beautiful

song that was supposedly inspired by Amazing Grace.

C G C G

(intro: CG)

G C

One morn I awakened

C G

And your sun was shining

G Em D

The sky was a kingdom

All covered with blood

D G

And the moon and the stars

C G

Were the troops that lay conquered

G Em D

Like fruit left to wither

D G

All spiritual food

G C

And the spears of the bright sun

C G

All brave with its conquest

G Em D

Did hover unearhtly

With banners of fire

And I knelt in the garden

C G

and washed with the dawn

The voice came so brightly

D G

I covered my eyes

G C

Thank you for giving

C G

This bright new morning

G Em D

So steeped seemed the evening

D G

In darkness and blood

G (stop!)- -

Let there be no sadness

- - - - -

No sorrow

- - - - - C G

Let there be no road to narrow

There'll be a new day

G D

Yes its today

its forever

(Note: repeat that last verse twice.)

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