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MARK LANEGAN - OLD SWAN
album version - GARGOYLE
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[VERSE ONE]
GClean Cnew roads unfurled
Light Gof the world
RedeCemed, your humble child
Don't leave me here let me Gcome with you
And though my soul is not worth savingC
My mistress and my queen your spirit is Glarger than my sinC
It does not lie, Git does not lie
In this faith that we live and die, CI give myself to you
[VERSE TWO]
GSustained Cno need to explain
Fade into the sun the evening kisses your Grays
Sweet mother Cqueen of the world
I'm free, free at lastG C
[VERSE THREE]
GDear Mother, queen of the earth and air
CLet cool water flow sweet mother, queen of the world
GLet cool water flow to claim this land
CNorth south east west, to the wind you dance
GSweet mother, I give myself to you
CAnd have no other have no other than youG
[VERSE FOUR]
GClean Cthrough the eternal
Through dead seasons, sail to the Gsun
My mother and my queen, Chonest and serene
Praise God, God in everything, God in everyGone
Way up, Cway up high, way up high mama
All my darkness Gcleaned away sweet mother, sweet sweet mother
Sweet mother Cqueen of the world
Take me in your arms let me Glive again
Ohhhh CcleanG C G C G C G
[OUTRO]
e|-------|-G10-10-----10-10-----10-10-----10-10----|-C---------------------------------------|
b|----12-|-------12--------12--------12--------12-|-13-13-12--13-13-12--13-13-12--13-13-12-|
g|-12----|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
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e|-G10-10-----10-10-----10-10-----10-10----|-C---------------------------------------|
b|-------12--------12--------12--------12-|-13-13-12--13-13-13--13-13-13--13-13-12-|
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e|-G10-10-----10-10-----10-10-----10-10----|-C------------------------------------|
b|-------12--------12--------12--------12-|-13-13-12--13-13-12--13-13-13--13-13-|
g|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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e|-G-----------|--C--20----20----20----20----20----20----20----20----20--------|
b|------------|-17----17----17----17----17----17----17----17----17----17--17-|
g|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|-G---19----19-----|
b|-20----20----20--|
g|-----------------|
d|-----------------|
a|-----------------|
e|-----------------|
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Old Swan
by Mark Lanegan Band
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G
C
MARK LANEGAN - OLD SWAN
album version - GARGOYLE
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[VERSE ONE]
G C
Clean new roads unfurled
G
Light of the world
C
Redeemed, your humble child
G
Don't leave me here let me come with you
C
And though my soul is not worth saving
G C
My mistress and my queen your spirit is larger than my sin
G
It does not lie, it does not lie
C
In this faith that we live and die, I give myself to you
[VERSE TWO]
G C
Sustained no need to explain
G
Fade into the sun the evening kisses your rays
C
Sweet mother queen of the world
G C
I'm free, free at last
[VERSE THREE]
G
Dear Mother, queen of the earth and air
C
Let cool water flow sweet mother, queen of the world
G
Let cool water flow to claim this land
C
North south east west, to the wind you dance
G
Sweet mother, I give myself to you
C G
And have no other have no other than you
[VERSE FOUR]
G C
Clean through the eternal
G
Through dead seasons, sail to the sun
C
My mother and my queen, honest and serene
G
Praise God, God in everything, God in everyone
C
Way up, way up high, way up high mama
G
All my darkness cleaned away sweet mother, sweet sweet mother
C
Sweet mother queen of the world
G
Take me in your arms let me live again
C G C G C G C G
Ohhhh clean
[OUTRO]
G C
e|-------|-10-10-----10-10-----10-10-----10-10----|----------------------------------------|
b|----12-|-------12--------12--------12--------12-|-13-13-12--13-13-12--13-13-12--13-13-12-|
g|-12----|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
d|-------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
a|-------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
e|-------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G C
e|-10-10-----10-10-----10-10-----10-10----|----------------------------------------|
b|-------12--------12--------12--------12-|-13-13-12--13-13-13--13-13-13--13-13-12-|
g|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G C
e|-10-10-----10-10-----10-10-----10-10----|-------------------------------------|
b|-------12--------12--------12--------12-|-13-13-12--13-13-12--13-13-13--13-13-|
g|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G C
e|------------|----20----20----20----20----20----20----20----20----20--------|
b|------------|-17----17----17----17----17----17----17----17----17----17--17-|
g|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G
e|----19----19-----|
b|-20----20----20--|
g|-----------------|
d|-----------------|
a|-----------------|
e|-----------------|
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