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Glow Worm

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Bm
Up the snowy spires, where the Aair is thin as glass
Once a Eyear the cold mists clear and you can Gsee inside the F#earth
BmHigh in that crystal palace I Abuilt a sailing ship
Mast and Ewheel of polished brass, Gsails of golden F#silk
I Bmpiped the engine steam, I Aset velocitations
I consulEted dusty maps, set Gcareful F#calibrations
DEver inward ever in, Apeering through my scope
I Csailed deep into the hollows, Bdeep inside the earth
Bm
I traveled a boiling river Athrough streams of mercury
UnEderneath volcanoes and the Groots of ancient F#trees
BmUnderneath stalactites I lit Aphosphorus lamps
Sparks Esnapped into the air and Gcoiled up the F#mast
A E G D A E G D Bm
I watched enormous birds Adiving through the slate
As I Estood upon the prow in my Goilskin cap and F#cape
At Bmlast my anchor caught and Aechoed through the stone
As I Eclimbed an old rope ladder Gmiles through the F#gloam
BmThen up above I saw it, Aa glowworm’s little light
And EI reached out and caught it in the Gcenter of the F#night
DTightly in my fist I Aheld that glowing worm
CDeep down in the hollows I held the Bcenter of the world

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Glow Worm

by The Handsome Family

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Chords in this song · guitar

Up the snowy spires, where the air is thin as glass

E G F#

Once a year the cold mists clear and you can see inside the earth

Bm A

High in that crystal palace I built a sailing ship

E G F#

Mast and wheel of polished brass, sails of golden silk

Bm A

I piped the engine steam, I set velocitations

E G F#

I consulted dusty maps, set careful calibrations

D A

Ever inward ever in, peering through my scope

C B

I sailed deep into the hollows, deep inside the earth

I traveled a boiling river through streams of mercury

E G F#

Underneath volcanoes and the roots of ancient trees

Bm A

Underneath stalactites I lit phosphorus lamps

E G F#

Sparks snapped into the air and coiled up the mast

A E G D A E G D Bm

I watched enormous birds diving through the slate

E G F#

As I stood upon the prow in my oilskin cap and cape

Bm A

At last my anchor caught and echoed through the stone

E G F#

As I climbed an old rope ladder miles through the gloam

Bm A

Then up above I saw it, a glowworm’s little light

E G F#

And I reached out and caught it in the center of the night

D A

Tightly in my fist I held that glowing worm

C B

Deep down in the hollows I held the center of the world

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