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Witness

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[Verse 1]
Bm
Order                         G  D  
And nearly the time for empty rain
F#mDescribes me better      BmG                       D                    
Or maybe the you and the I and your night sky eyes
[Bridge 1]
Would F#mmean we foGld, foEmld, collapseG  
[Chorus 1]
And AI can see thDrough
Waves F#mhand, one less Gyou
WithAout it was tDoooooEmorn in tGwo
They Acoloured our lDips
Green fF#mlash lit
As iGf we lAived out in nDatureG  
[Verse 2]
   BmListen, they’re shouting the sloGgans we forDgot
As tF#mime went with usBm  
I know now    G                    D
We were never young in the mesh of youth
[Bridge 2]
And F#mwe are Gtold, Emtold to loveG  
[Chorus 2]
And AI can see thDrough
Waves F#mhand, one less Gyou
WithAout it was tDoooooEmorn in tGwo
They Acoloured our lDips
Green fF#mlash lit
As iGf we lAived out in nDaturEmeG  
[Outro]
Scarred wAith no pain
DSlow day, bF#mlown away G  
I’m a rAeprobate
DOur ways doEmn’t change   G  
Scarred wAith no pain
DSlow day, bF#mlown away G  
I’m a rAeprobate
DOur ways doEmn’t changeBm  

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Witness

by Mew

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Verse 1]

G D

Order

And nearly the time for empty rain

F#m Bm

Describes me better G D

Or maybe the you and the I and your night sky eyes

[Bridge 1]

F#m G Em G

Would mean we fold, fold, collapse

[Chorus 1]

A D

And I can see through

F#m G

Waves hand, one less you

A D Em G

Without it was toooooorn in two

A D

They coloured our lips

F#m

Green flash lit

G A D G

As if we lived out in nature

[Verse 2]

Bm G D

Listen, they’re shouting the slogans we forgot

F#m Bm

As time went with us

I know now G D

We were never young in the mesh of youth

[Bridge 2]

F#m G Em G

And we are told, told to love

[Chorus 2]

A D

And I can see through

F#m G

Waves hand, one less you

A D Em G

Without it was toooooorn in two

A D

They coloured our lips

F#m

Green flash lit

G A D Em G

As if we lived out in nature

[Outro]

Scarred with no pain

D F#m G

Slow day, blown away

I’m a reprobate

D Em G

Our ways don’t change

Scarred with no pain

D F#m G

Slow day, blown away

I’m a reprobate

D Em Bm

Our ways don’t change

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