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A Beginning Song

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[Intro]  G   Dx2
[Verse 1]
GLet's commence to coordDinate our Gsights
Get them sDquare to Grights
Get them Dsquare to GrightsD  
GCondescend to calm this rDiot Gin your mind
Find yourself Din Gtime
Find yoursDelf in GtimeD  
[Chorus]
  CI am Gwaiting, Dshould I be Cwaiting?G  D  
  CAnd I am Gwanting, sDhould I be Cwanting?
When Dall around Cme? When Dall around Gme?
G,  DX2
[Verse 2]
 GDocument the world inDside your Gskin
DTenor of your Gshins,
The timbre of Dyour GlimbsD  
GNow commence to kick Deach brick of Gapart
to center on Dyour Gheart
Starting Dwith your Gheart, bright heartC  D  
[Chorus]
  CI am Gwaiting, Dshould I be Cwaiting?G  D  
  CAnd I am Gwanting, should DI be Cwanting?
When Dall around Cme? When Dall around Gme?
DAll around Gme X3
[Bridge]
  CI am Gwaiting, Dshould I be Cwaiting?G  D  
 CAnd I am Gwanting, Dshould I be Cwanting?G  D  
 CI am Ghopeful, Dshould I be Chopeful Dall around Cme
          D      C   D   CX2
All around me
[Verse 3]
Is the Csunlight, Dis the CshadowD  
CIs the quietD,   Cis the workD  
Is the Cbeating heartD  
Is the Cocean..D. Is the CboyD  
Is CyouD,  my sweet love
Oh, my love
And the light, bright light
And the light, bright light
Bright light, bright light
It's all around me
It's all around me
It's all around me

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A Beginning Song

by The Decemberists

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G D

[Intro] x2

[Verse 1]

G D G

Let's commence to coordinate our sights

D G

Get them square to rights

D G D

Get them square to rights

G D G

Condescend to calm this riot in your mind

D G

Find yourself in time

D G D

Find yourself in time

[Chorus]

C G D C G D

I am waiting, should I be waiting?

C G D C

And I am wanting, should I be wanting?

D C D G

When all around me? When all around me?

G D

, X2

[Verse 2]

G D G

Document the world inside your skin

D G

Tenor of your shins,

D G D

The timbre of your limbs

G D G

Now commence to kick each brick of apart

D G

to center on your heart

D G C D

Starting with your heart, bright heart

[Chorus]

C G D C G D

I am waiting, should I be waiting?

C G D C

And I am wanting, should I be wanting?

D C D G

When all around me? When all around me?

D G

All around me X3

[Bridge]

C G D C G D

I am waiting, should I be waiting?

C G D C G D

And I am wanting, should I be wanting?

C G D C D C

I am hopeful, should I be hopeful all around me

D C D C

All around me

[Verse 3]

C D C D

Is the sunlight, is the shadow

C D C D

Is the quiet, is the work

C D

Is the beating heart

C D C D

Is the ocean... Is the boy

C D

Is you, my sweet love

Oh, my love

And the light, bright light

Bright light, bright light

It's all around me

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