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Souverian

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GThe bells will rDing, church steeple's catching fiGre
GAnd if you promise spDring then I know you are a lGiar
Cause in the sprCing, tender grasses won't burn eaGsily
The thrushes sinCg, still my lover won't return Gto meD  
Wild parEmsnips they still scar my lungs, while thiDstles will burn my feGet
And if you joDin our chGorus, you'll nDever fear anyGmore
So here cDomes the choGrus, we will mDeet on a fatal sGhore
G       C       Em      D
EmSouverian, souverian, the elGder
EmSouverian, souverian, the frGee
EmSouverian, souverian, the felGled heart
EmSo very young, sCo very young were Gwe
G       D       G       D       G
Birds will sCing, still my lover won't retGurn to me
You promise spCring, still my lover won't returGn to meD  
Wild parEmsnips scar my lungs, and the thiDstles are burning my fGeet
So here Dcomes the chGorus, you will nDever fear anymorGe
If you jDoin our chGorus, we will mDeet on a fatal shGore
G       C       Em      D
G…(for this section, I finger pick the bottom three strings, 
playing eight counts and then the bottom string open for eight counts, alternating. 
Feel free to find your own method!)
Under the elders, the older get younger
The younger get over, over their elders
And under the elders, pretend that you're older now
Under the elders, the older get younger
The younger get over, over the elders
Under the elders, bending your branches down
We were so very young, sCtill my lover won't returGn to me
Thrushes singC, still my lover won't retuGrn to meD  
Wild parEmsnips they still scar my lungs, while thiDstles still burn my feGet

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Souverian

by Andrew Bird

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G D G

The bells will ring, church steeple's catching fire

G D G

And if you promise spring then I know you are a liar

C G

Cause in the spring, tender grasses won't burn easily

C G D

The thrushes sing, still my lover won't return to me

Em D G

Wild parsnips they still scar my lungs, while thistles will burn my feet

D G D G

And if you join our chorus, you'll never fear anymore

D G D G

So here comes the chorus, we will meet on a fatal shore

G C Em D

Em G

Souverian, souverian, the elder

Em G

Souverian, souverian, the free

Em G

Souverian, souverian, the felled heart

Em C G

So very young, so very young were we

G D G D G

C G

Birds will sing, still my lover won't return to me

C G D

You promise spring, still my lover won't return to me

Em D G

Wild parsnips scar my lungs, and the thistles are burning my feet

D G D G

So here comes the chorus, you will never fear anymore

D G D G

If you join our chorus, we will meet on a fatal shore

G C Em D

G…(for this section, I finger pick the bottom three strings,

playing eight counts and then the bottom string open for eight counts, alternating.

Feel free to find your own method!)

Under the elders, the older get younger

The younger get over, over their elders

And under the elders, pretend that you're older now

Under the elders, the older get younger

The younger get over, over the elders

Under the elders, bending your branches down

C G

We were so very young, still my lover won't return to me

C G D

Thrushes sing, still my lover won't return to me

Em D G

Wild parsnips they still scar my lungs, while thistles still burn my feet

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