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Dar Williams - Crystal Creek
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO: C  
You, so fleet and youthful, must have Fsplit a thousand apples
Oh, I Amwatched you as you steadied first your Fheart then your breath
CVenturing out, you scanned a Fthousand blades of grass
And when you Amdrew your bowstring, it was a Fswift and cordial deathDm  
As you stood in the Fwilderness
DmDid you feel the silence in the Fstillness?
That was Cme, with you Emin the forGest
For you Cknew the balances, the balanEmces before us
FI was guarding Crystal, CrysCtal AmCreekG  
Oh, a Ctree, it's a record, a Fhome of memories
And every Ambird springs from an old master's Fcanvas, full in flight
And the Cpond I go to, sparkles Fin a vast estuary
AmAnd those men saw nothing, staring Fdrunken through their sitesDm  
The one who spied me out as Fgoods to plunder
I Dmhad to show the world that he was Fnot a true hunter
That was Cme, when he Emsaw me naked
GHe was Cinterrupting something Emsacred
FI was guarding Crystal, CrysCtal AmCreekG  
And the Cnewsmen circled, leaving Ftrails of cigarette butts
Machine-Amlike up the Fhill to Crystal Creek
“CJames,” she said, “who would Fdo this thing I've seen today.
I Amcannot hold my mic, my hands are shaking, Fknees are weak.”Dm  
“They found a man and he was Fwrapped in a deerskin,
DmRiddled through with boxes of his Ffriends' ammunition.
Turn the Dmcamera off,” she said.G  
That was Cme, oh, my Emnoble animals
You must Cact with reverence, with reverence, Emnot like cannibals
FI was guarding Crystal, CrysCtal AmCreekG  C  

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Crystal Creek

by Dar Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Dar Williams - Crystal Creek

CAPO: 4th Fret

INTRO:

You, so fleet and youthful, must have split a thousand apples

Am F

Oh, I watched you as you steadied first your heart then your breath

C F

Venturing out, you scanned a thousand blades of grass

Am F Dm

And when you drew your bowstring, it was a swift and cordial death

As you stood in the wilderness

Dm F

Did you feel the silence in the stillness?

C Em G

That was me, with you in the forest

C Em

For you knew the balances, the balances before us

F C Am G

I was guarding Crystal, Crystal Creek

C F

Oh, a tree, it's a record, a home of memories

Am F

And every bird springs from an old master's canvas, full in flight

C F

And the pond I go to, sparkles in a vast estuary

Am F Dm

And those men saw nothing, staring drunken through their sites

The one who spied me out as goods to plunder

Dm F

I had to show the world that he was not a true hunter

C Em

That was me, when he saw me naked

G C Em

He was interrupting something sacred

F C Am G

I was guarding Crystal, Crystal Creek

C F

And the newsmen circled, leaving trails of cigarette butts

Am F

Machine-like up the hill to Crystal Creek

C F

“James,” she said, “who would do this thing I've seen today.

Am F Dm

I cannot hold my mic, my hands are shaking, knees are weak.”

“They found a man and he was wrapped in a deerskin,

Dm F

Riddled through with boxes of his friends' ammunition.

Dm G

Turn the camera off,” she said.

C Em

That was me, oh, my noble animals

C Em

You must act with reverence, with reverence, not like cannibals

F C Am G C

I was guarding Crystal, Crystal Creek

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