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Glacier

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[Intro]
G D/F# A Bm A
[Verse]
 GSomeone hears a lieD/F#, somewhere underneath,A  
caught between the reeliBmng, miArroring the beat.G  
I no longer fit  D/F#and the years asleepA.
Show no sense of holBmding, Astaring aimlessly.
[Chorus]
DI wanna go sF#mouth of the river, Aglacier slow in the hGeart of the winter.
DI wanna go sF#mouth of the river, Aface it alone in the Gheart of the winD/F#ter.G  
[Verse]
And this we'll celebrate,    D/F#this we'll settleA  
There and on the stagBme, tAhis is a mistake.G  
Damn the earth belowD/F#.   Damn the earth and moon,A  
damp and clawing kneeliBmng, Abursting into tuneG.
In a moment I was cD/F#aught, in a calling Aby a steam.
In the moment of a hBmot.A  
[Chorus]
DI wanna go sF#mouth of the river, Aglacier slow in the hGeart of the winter.
DI wanna go sF#mouth of the river, Aface it alone in the Gheart of the winD/F#ter.G  
F#mHa--Gah AI'm Bmknotted at the Bmlove Acalled Emhouse.
[Bridge]
BmFew became, few became as glory as long locked as the forest
they had starting living near.G  D/F#  
EmEver  since, Emever since the Em/F#farthest reaching Em/Gunder we inEm/Aside
a cheat, his Em/Bbanks and disapC6pear.
Someone hears a lieC6#11, somewhere underneath. EmCaught between
the rGeeling, mirroring the bC6eat. I no longer fitC6#11, and in years we fallEm.
Saw no sense of holGding, and there's no sense at alC6l.
And I was someone elseC6#11, I was something puEmre.
Barrelling at the Gold. There along the doDor.
[Outro]
GI wanna go soBmuth of the river, Dface it alone in the Cmaj7heart of the winter.
GI wanna go soBmuth of the river, Dface it alone in the Cmaj7heart of the winter.

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Glacier

by James Vincent McMorrow

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

F#m

Em/F#

Em/G

Em/A

Em/B

C6#11

Cmaj7

[Intro]

G D/F# A Bm A

[Verse]

G D/F# A

Someone hears a lie, somewhere underneath,

Bm A G

caught between the reeling, mirroring the beat.

D/F# A

I no longer fit and the years asleep.

Bm A

Show no sense of holding, staring aimlessly.

[Chorus]

D F#m A G

I wanna go south of the river, glacier slow in the heart of the winter.

D F#m A G D/F# G

I wanna go south of the river, face it alone in the heart of the winter.

[Verse]

D/F# A

And this we'll celebrate, this we'll settle

Bm A G

There and on the stage, this is a mistake.

D/F# A

Damn the earth below. Damn the earth and moon,

Bm A G

damp and clawing kneeling, bursting into tune.

D/F# A

In a moment I was caught, in a calling by a steam.

Bm A

In the moment of a hot.

[Chorus]

D F#m A G

I wanna go south of the river, glacier slow in the heart of the winter.

D F#m A G D/F# G

I wanna go south of the river, face it alone in the heart of the winter.

F#m G A Bm Bm A Em

Ha--ah I'm knotted at the love called house.

[Bridge]

Few became, few became as glory as long locked as the forest

G D/F#

they had starting living near.

Em Em Em/F# Em/G Em/A

Ever since, ever since the farthest reaching under we inside

Em/B C6

a cheat, his banks and disappear.

C6#11 Em

Someone hears a lie, somewhere underneath. Caught between

G C6 C6#11 Em

the reeling, mirroring the beat. I no longer fit, and in years we fall.

G C6

Saw no sense of holding, and there's no sense at all.

C6#11 Em

And I was someone else, I was something pure.

G D

Barrelling at the old. There along the door.

[Outro]

G Bm D Cmaj7

I wanna go south of the river, face it alone in the heart of the winter.

G Bm D Cmaj7

I wanna go south of the river, face it alone in the heart of the winter.

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