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White Cedar

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White Cedar
    G#mLike a Astar come down to F#mwalk the earth in EradiDant arAray
   EI saw the Blight of my C#mspirit deAscend the other dayC#m  
     F#mI was Estanding by the Dbus stop on C#mnortheast 33rdA  
When I got the wordC#m  
  EI will be Bmade a new Acreature one bright dEay
I don't Ehave to Bbe afAraid
Speed that day on it's EwayB  
And Eyou can't tell me Dwhat my spirit C#mtells me Bisn't tArue
Can you?Dmaj7  
E
G#m  A  F#m  E
G#m  A  F#m  E
    G#mWoke up on Alockdown one more F#mtime
My Evisions won't Dever lAearn
  EBut I see the Blight that much C#mclearer
AEvery time I reC#mturn
F#mForge my Earmor in the oDld fire
My C#mspirit sings loud and Aclear
Even in C#mhere
EI'll be reBborn someday, Asomeday 
  AIf I wait Blong eEnough
I don't Ehave to Bbe afrAaid
I don't Awant to Bbe afrEaid
And Eyou can't tell me Dwhat my spirit C#mtells me Bisn't Atrue
Can you?Dmaj7  
G#m  A  F#m  E
G#m  A  F#m  E

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White Cedar

by The Mountain Goats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#m

C#m

Dmaj7

White Cedar

G#m A F#m E D A

Like a star come down to walk the earth in radiant array

E B C#m A C#m

I saw the light of my spirit descend the other day

F#m E D C#m A

I was standing by the bus stop on northeast 33rd

C#m

When I got the word

E B A E

I will be made a new creature one bright day

E B A

I don't have to be afraid

E B

Speed that day on it's way

E D C#m B A

And you can't tell me what my spirit tells me isn't true

Dmaj7

Can you?

G#m A F#m E

G#m A F#m

Woke up on lockdown one more time

E D A

My visions won't ever learn

E B C#m

But I see the light that much clearer

A C#m

Every time I return

F#m E D

Forge my armor in the old fire

C#m A

My spirit sings loud and clear

C#m

Even in here

E B A

I'll be reborn someday, someday

A B E

If I wait long enough

E B A

I don't have to be afraid

A B E

I don't want to be afraid

E D C#m B A

And you can't tell me what my spirit tells me isn't true

Dmaj7

Can you?

G#m A F#m E

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