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Say Valley Maker

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Tune Half-step down (just makes it easier, but you kinda dont have to)
[Chord patterns[
D#|-------C------------------------Am----------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|------2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2-----2--|
G#|----3-----3-----3-----3-------3-----3-----3-----3----|
D#|--3-----3-----3-----3-------5-----5-----5-----5------|
D#|-----F-------------------------C+-----------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|------3-----3-----3-----3-------2-----2-----2-----2--|
G#|----3-----3-----3-----3-------3-----3-----3-----3----|
D#|--5-----5-----5-----5-------4-----4-----4-----4------|
[Strummed Chords] 
(when you see them, you know to strum instead of pick as above)
   C/G(332010)
  Dm/A(x00231)
[Intro] 
C
[Verse]
With the Cgrace of a corpse
In a Amriptide,
I let Cgo
And I Amslide, slide, slide
DownCriver
With an Amempty case
By my Cside
An eAmmpty case
That's Cmy crime
And I Fsing (Say, valley maker!)
To keep from Ccursing
And I Fsing (Say, valley maker!)
To keep from Ccursing
River Amold, river Cend
River Amold, river Cend
River Amgone, river Cbend
FTake me to the sweet valley
Where your heart Cbloom, bloom, blooms
FTake me to the sweet valley
Where your heart is Ccovered with dew
[Chorus]
(2 extra measures of C)
 C+And when the river dAmries
C (double length)
Will ya bury me in wood?
 C+And where the river dAmries
C (double length)          C+
Will ya bury me in stone?
Am (3x length)
And I never realized... death is what it meant...
[Verse]
to make it on my Cown
Cuz tFhere is no love,
Where there is no Cobstacle
And tFhere is no love
Where there is no Cbramble
And tFhere is 
On the hacked-away Cplateau
And tFhere is no love
In the unCerring
      F(double length)
And there is no love
On the one true Cpath
         Am(double length)
Well, I cantered out here,
Now I'm galloping C/GbackDm/A  
[Chorus]
C/GSo bury me in wood, and I will Dm/Asplinter
C/GBury me in stone, and I will Dm/Aquake
C/GBury me in water, and I will Dm/Ageyser
C/GBury me in fire, and I'm gonna Dm/Aphoenix
I'm gonna C/GphoenixDm/A  
[Outro]
C/G    Dm/A
(repeat ad nauseum and end on C/G)

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Say Valley Maker

by Smog

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Dm/A

C+

Tune Half-step down (just makes it easier, but you kinda dont have to)

[Chord patterns[

C Am

D#|-----------------------------------------------------|

A#|-----------------------------------------------------|

F#|-----------------------------------------------------|

C#|------2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2-----2--|

G#|----3-----3-----3-----3-------3-----3-----3-----3----|

D#|--3-----3-----3-----3-------5-----5-----5-----5------|

F C+

D#|-----------------------------------------------------|

A#|-----------------------------------------------------|

F#|-----------------------------------------------------|

C#|------3-----3-----3-----3-------2-----2-----2-----2--|

G#|----3-----3-----3-----3-------3-----3-----3-----3----|

D#|--5-----5-----5-----5-------4-----4-----4-----4------|

[Strummed Chords]

(when you see them, you know to strum instead of pick as above)

C/G

(332010)

Dm/A

(x00231)

[Intro]

[Verse]

With the grace of a corpse

In a riptide,

I let go

And I slide, slide, slide

Downriver

With an empty case

By my side

An empty case

That's my crime

And I sing (Say, valley maker!)

To keep from cursing

And I sing (Say, valley maker!)

To keep from cursing

Am C

River old, river end

Am C

River old, river end

Am C

River gone, river bend

Take me to the sweet valley

Where your heart bloom, bloom, blooms

Take me to the sweet valley

Where your heart is covered with dew

[Chorus]

(2 extra measures of C)

C+ Am

And when the river dries

C (double length)

Will ya bury me in wood?

C+ Am

And where the river dries

C (double length) C+

Will ya bury me in stone?

Am (3x length)

And I never realized... death is what it meant...

[Verse]

to make it on my own

Cuz there is no love,

Where there is no obstacle

And there is no love

Where there is no bramble

And there is

On the hacked-away plateau

And there is no love

In the unerring

(double length)

And there is no love

On the one true path

(double length)

Well, I cantered out here,

C/G Dm/A

Now I'm galloping back

[Chorus]

C/G Dm/A

So bury me in wood, and I will splinter

C/G Dm/A

Bury me in stone, and I will quake

C/G Dm/A

Bury me in water, and I will geyser

C/G Dm/A

Bury me in fire, and I'm gonna phoenix

C/G Dm/A

I'm gonna phoenix

[Outro]

C/G Dm/A

C/G

(repeat ad nauseum and end on )

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