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Biting Your Tail

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Capo II
 CMay your eyes be wide and seeing
 FMay your learn from the view where you're kneeling
 CKnow the fear of the world that you're feeling
 GIs the fear of a slave
 CMay you know how the fight was started
 FWant as much for the snake as the garden
 CWear them both like a gGlove
 That you can wCave
 CMay your mouth betray your wisdom
 FMay you get what they fail to mention
 CMay your love be your only religion
 GPreach it to us all
 CMay you lose what you offer gladly
 FMay you worship the time and it's passing
 Cstars won't ever waGit for you
 to watch them fCall
 AmWe're the smoke on a burnt horizon
 FWe're the boat on a tide that's rising
 CBoth the post and the pig you're untying
 GButcher gone for the blade
 AmSomeday we may all be happy
 FSomeday all make a face worth slapping
 CSomeday we may be shocked to be laughing
 GAt the way we behave
 CMay your hands be strong and willing
 FMay you know when to speak and to listen
 CMay you find every friend that you're missing
 GThere's no check in the mail
 CMay you end up bruised and purple
 FKnow that peace is the shape of a circle
 CRound and round you Ggo
 Biting your tCail
(Bridge:  C   F   C   G  C)
 AmWe're the children and the wind is whipping
 FThe short hands on the clock still ticking
 CBoth the egg and the red fox grinning
 GHis belly full for the day
 AmSomeday we may all want nothing
 FAnd all forget that we'll get what's coming
 CSomeday all say the world was something
 GThat we just couldn't change
 CMay your tongue be soft and wicked
 FKnow your part in the calf and the killing
 CSee straight through the captain you're kissing
 GHelm loose in his hand
 CMay your words be well worth stealing
 FPut your hand on your heart while singing
 CChoirs sick of the sGong
 But they still gotta Cstand
 C  G  C

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The story behind the song

Iron & Wine is the stage name of Samuel Ervin Beam, an American singer-songwriter. He chose the name after finding a dietary supplement called "Beef, Iron & Wine" in a general store. Before becoming a full-time musician, Beam was a professor of film and cinematography. This song, appearing on the release "Walking Far From Home," evokes a feeling of quiet contemplation, like a gentle observation of something familiar yet elusive.

AI-written from these sources:Iron & Wine — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Biting Your Tail

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Capo II

May your eyes be wide and seeing

May your learn from the view where you're kneeling

Know the fear of the world that you're feeling

Is the fear of a slave

May you know how the fight was started

Want as much for the snake as the garden

C G

Wear them both like a glove

That you can wave

May your mouth betray your wisdom

May you get what they fail to mention

May your love be your only religion

Preach it to us all

May you lose what you offer gladly

May you worship the time and it's passing

C G

stars won't ever wait for you

to watch them fall

We're the smoke on a burnt horizon

We're the boat on a tide that's rising

Both the post and the pig you're untying

Butcher gone for the blade

Someday we may all be happy

Someday all make a face worth slapping

Someday we may be shocked to be laughing

At the way we behave

May your hands be strong and willing

May you know when to speak and to listen

May you find every friend that you're missing

There's no check in the mail

May you end up bruised and purple

Know that peace is the shape of a circle

C G

Round and round you go

Biting your tail

C F C G C

(Bridge: )

We're the children and the wind is whipping

The short hands on the clock still ticking

Both the egg and the red fox grinning

His belly full for the day

Someday we may all want nothing

And all forget that we'll get what's coming

Someday all say the world was something

That we just couldn't change

May your tongue be soft and wicked

Know your part in the calf and the killing

See straight through the captain you're kissing

Helm loose in his hand

May your words be well worth stealing

Put your hand on your heart while singing

C G

Choirs sick of the song

But they still gotta stand

C G C

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