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Halcyon

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Halcyon - The Paper Kites
Tuning: Standard
Original Key: D
[Intro]
e|-10------9------7-------7------5----------2-----|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-11------9------7-------7------6----------4-----|
D|------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
You're fDree, a lover sinking Ain the BmseaA  
And Dwe will let the water fAill our lBmungs and sleepA  
LDove, we go down, we Ago dBmownA  
BrDeathe, it's over now, oAver nBmow
[Chorus]
AWe cDan lAove, we can lDove
AWe cDan lAove, we can BmlovDeG  
GAnd the birds will sing our song in HaDlcyon
[Interlude]
e|-10------9------7-------7------5----------2-----|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-11------9------7-------7------6----------4-----|
D|------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
You're fDree a love is coming hAome to BmmeA  
The sDea will pull our bodies dAown iBmnto the deep
LDove, we go down, we Ago dBmownA  
BrDeathe, it's over now, oAver nBmow
[Chorus]
AWe cDan lAove, we can lDove
AWe cDan lAove, we can BmlovDeG  
GAnd the birds will sing our song in HaDlcyon
[Interlude]
e|-10------9------7-------7------5----------2-----|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-11------9------7-------7------6----------4-----|
D|------------------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
(Play the Intro for the next part)
And the birds will sing out song
The birds will all sing out
The birds will all sing out
The birds will sing out song
The birds will all sing out
AWe cDan lAove, we can lDove
AWe cDan lAove, we can BmlovDeG  
GAnd the birds will sing our song in HaDlcyon

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Halcyon

by The Paper Kites

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Halcyon - The Paper Kites

Tuning: Standard

Original Key: D

[Intro]

e|-10------9------7-------7------5----------2-----|

B|------------------------------------------------|

G|-11------9------7-------7------6----------4-----|

D|------------------------------------------------| x2

A|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

D A Bm A

You're free, a lover sinking in the sea

D A Bm A

And we will let the water fill our lungs and sleep

D A Bm A

Love, we go down, we go down

D A Bm

Breathe, it's over now, over now

[Chorus]

A D A D

We can love, we can love

A D A Bm D G

We can love, we can love

G D

And the birds will sing our song in Halcyon

[Interlude]

e|-10------9------7-------7------5----------2-----|

B|------------------------------------------------|

G|-11------9------7-------7------6----------4-----|

D|------------------------------------------------| x2

A|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

D A Bm A

You're free a love is coming home to me

D A Bm

The sea will pull our bodies down into the deep

D A Bm A

Love, we go down, we go down

D A Bm

Breathe, it's over now, over now

[Chorus]

A D A D

We can love, we can love

A D A Bm D G

We can love, we can love

G D

And the birds will sing our song in Halcyon

[Interlude]

e|-10------9------7-------7------5----------2-----|

B|------------------------------------------------|

G|-11------9------7-------7------6----------4-----|

D|------------------------------------------------| x2

A|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

(Play the Intro for the next part)

And the birds will sing out song

The birds will all sing out

The birds will sing out song

The birds will all sing out

A D A D

We can love, we can love

A D A Bm D G

We can love, we can love

G D

And the birds will sing our song in Halcyon

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