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Spirit - Future Islands
Capo 3
[Intro]
 Am(x4)  C   G   C  G  
AmTrusted, Amrepeated
AmCandor, Amuneven – in it’s the Cwill to find
The Gright design
The Cform belongs, to thGe one
Holding tAmruthAm  
Come see me Amthrough
AmCome through the sCea
To bGare
And shCare
The lGight inside of you
[Chorus]
AmDon’t cast away, Amdon’t cast away
AmDon’t let them cAmast a role for you
EmFind the sGun, force the Cmoon
CLoose the earth
For dreams come to tEmhose who let them Gin their guarded Croom
And open Emwide your wingedG-eye
Spirit driCves – to catch your Ctruth
For spirit thrEmives where darkness coGmes to challenge yCouC  
[Chorus]
AmBe more than woAmrds
AmBe more than Cstrength and Gkind
Be lCove and bGlind
To those who come to Amyou
AmSing something newAm  
AmBelief is Cwet and Gghost
Yet, Cloves the Gmost of what we do
[Chorus]
AmThose winter Amdays
AmThose winter CnightsG  
Those Cdays and those GnightsAm  
AmCome see me tAmhrough
AmCome through the Csea
To Gbare and Cshare
The Glight inside of you
[Chorus]
Challenge EmyouG  
ChallenCge youC  

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Spirit

by Future Islands

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Spirit - Future Islands

Capo 3

[Intro]

Am C G C G

(x4)

Am Am

Trusted, repeated

Am Am C

Candor, uneven – in it’s the will to find

The right design

C G

The form belongs, to the one

Am Am

Holding truth

Come see me through

Am C

Come through the sea

To bare

And share

The light inside of you

[Chorus]

Am Am

Don’t cast away, don’t cast away

Am Am

Don’t let them cast a role for you

Em G C

Find the sun, force the moon

Loose the earth

Em G C

For dreams come to those who let them in their guarded room

Em G

And open wide your winged-eye

C C

Spirit drives – to catch your truth

Em G C C

For spirit thrives where darkness comes to challenge you

[Chorus]

Am Am

Be more than words

Am C G

Be more than strength and kind

C G

Be love and blind

To those who come to you

Am Am

Sing something new

Am C G

Belief is wet and ghost

C G

Yet, loves the most of what we do

[Chorus]

Am Am

Those winter days

Am C G

Those winter nights

C G Am

Those days and those nights

Am Am

Come see me through

Am C

Come through the sea

G C

To bare and share

The light inside of you

[Chorus]

Em G

Challenge you

C C

Challenge you

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