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Cathedrals
From the album Through the Trees
[INTRO]
e|-G-----------------D----------G--|
B|------------------------------|
G|-------4--4-4---4-5-----------|
D|---5-7--------------7-5---4-5-|
A|-5----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
[VERSE 1]
GThe cathedral in Cologne looks like a spaceship
like the hand of God fDalling from the sGky
A thCousand stone-carved saints hang like Gicicles
but Aicicles don't take a thDousand years to die
[INTERLUDE]
e|---17--17--16--12-1C5--------12-15--12-15-------G--|
B|-17--17--17--------------15-----------------15/8-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
[VERSE 2]
GAnd everyone who's ever worked on this cathedral
or even spent a mDoment walking Gby
EveryCone of us is swept away like brGeadcrumbs
What cAomfort does it bring, soaring tDowers left behCind?G  
[VERSE 3]
GThere's a fiberglass castle in Wisconsin
where kids race gDo-karts around a mGoat
Conce we went up there in DecGember
when eAvery waterslide and fDudgeshop was closed
[INTERLUDE]
e|---17-----17------------12-1C5----------12-15---------G--7-|
B|-15--15-14--14-------13----------12-13------------13/8---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
[VERSE 4]
GHoping to feel love under the icicles
all we did was drDink in an empty bGar
but stCumbling drunk we crawled back to our mGotel room
and I fAell against you and fDelt your beating heCartG  
[VERSE 5]
GSnow was slowly falling on the ice machine
and the moon shone hDazy through the pGines
but thCere were lounge chairs thrown into the Gempty pool
and a dAog chained to a tree bDarking at the sky
[OUTRO]
e|------------------C-----------------------------------G---|
B|----------------------------------------------11--11/12-|
G|---14-----14----------9-12---------9-12-------11--11/12-|
D|-12--12-11--11----10---------9-10-------------11--11/12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

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Cathedrals

by The Handsome Family

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Cathedrals

From the album Through the Trees

[INTRO]

G D G

e|------------------------------|

B|------------------------------|

G|-------4--4-4---4-5-----------|

D|---5-7--------------7-5---4-5-|

A|-5----------------------------|

E|------------------------------|

[VERSE 1]

The cathedral in Cologne looks like a spaceship

D G

like the hand of God falling from the sky

C G

A thousand stone-carved saints hang like icicles

A D

but icicles don't take a thousand years to die

[INTERLUDE]

C G

e|---17--17--16--12-15--------12-15--12-15---------|

B|-17--17--17--------------15-----------------15/8-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

[VERSE 2]

And everyone who's ever worked on this cathedral

D G

or even spent a moment walking by

C G

Everyone of us is swept away like breadcrumbs

A D C G

What comfort does it bring, soaring towers left behind?

[VERSE 3]

There's a fiberglass castle in Wisconsin

D G

where kids race go-karts around a moat

C G

once we went up there in December

A D

when every waterslide and fudgeshop was closed

[INTERLUDE]

C G

e|---17-----17------------12-15----------12-15-----------7-|

B|-15--15-14--14-------13----------12-13------------13/8---|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------|

[VERSE 4]

Hoping to feel love under the icicles

D G

all we did was drink in an empty bar

C G

but stumbling drunk we crawled back to our motel room

A D C G

and I fell against you and felt your beating heart

[VERSE 5]

Snow was slowly falling on the ice machine

D G

and the moon shone hazy through the pines

C G

but there were lounge chairs thrown into the empty pool

A D

and a dog chained to a tree barking at the sky

[OUTRO]

C G

e|--------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------11--11/12-|

G|---14-----14----------9-12---------9-12-------11--11/12-|

D|-12--12-11--11----10---------9-10-------------11--11/12-|

A|--------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------|

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