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Hiver

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[Intro]
G D/F# Em D G/B C  D  C  D
G D/F# Em D G/B C  D  C  D
[Verse]
GOpen your eyes aDgain Cfor a Dmoment
To the Emdetail Cof this Dworld
GEach tiny iDnsCect, Dbreathing
Each Emlimpid, Cleaf unDfurled
[Verse]
You see it for a Amsecond
Then Cfall back to Gsleep
We see it for eAmternity
The deCtail of this landDscape
[Chorus]
GFloatD/F#ing, EmscreamDing, EmawaCreDness
CAll the Dtime
GHow D/F#we   EmenvDy Emyou ChuDmans
CWhen Dyou Cgently Dclose your Gminds
[Instrumental]
C  D  C  D
[Verse]
You Gfly into a thing Dyou Ccall Dboredom
A Emtalent, Coh, so Drare
GAnything Dyou Cdon't Dwant to see
You EmquietCly igDnore
[Verse]
A trillion tons of Amflaming force
A Cfurnace, nucleGar
You turn into a Amchildren's song
"CTwinkle, Twinkle Little DStar"
[Chorus]
GFloatD/F#ing, EmscreamDing, EmawaCreDness
CAll the Dtime
GHow D/F#we   EmenvDy Emyou ChuDmans
CWhen Dyou Cgently Dclose your Gminds
[Instrumental]
C  D  C  D
Am   Em   D   C
Am   Em   D   C
Am   Em   D   C
G   Am  G   D C D
Em  C  D   G  C D   Em  C  D
[Verse]
GYou build your little DfaiCry Dstories
As Emshells aCround your Dmind
GTo keep at bay DinCfiniDty
And Emnever Cending Dtime
[Verse]
You're almost Amdeaf and blind
Your Clives are so Gshort
Teach us how to Amend it
CTeach us how death is Dcalled
[Chorus]
GFloatD/F#ing, EmscreamDing, EmawaCreDness
Of CeveryDthing, Call the Dtime
GHow D/F#we   EmenvDy Emyou ChuDmans
CWhen Dyou Cgently Dclose your Gminds
[Outro]
C  D  C  D
G D/F# Em D G/B C  D  C  D  G

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Hiver

by Steeleye Span

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

G/B

[Intro]

G D/F# Em D G/B C D C D

[Verse]

G D C D

Open your eyes again for a moment

Em C D

To the detail of this world

G D C D

Each tiny insect, breathing

Em C D

Each limpid, leaf unfurled

[Verse]

You see it for a second

C G

Then fall back to sleep

We see it for eternity

C D

The detail of this landscape

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em D Em C D

Floating, screaming, awareness

C D

All the time

G D/F# Em D Em C D

How we envy you humans

C D C D G

When you gently close your minds

[Instrumental]

C D C D

[Verse]

G D C D

You fly into a thing you call boredom

Em C D

A talent, oh, so rare

G D C D

Anything you don't want to see

Em C D

You quietly ignore

[Verse]

A trillion tons of flaming force

C G

A furnace, nuclear

You turn into a children's song

C D

"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em D Em C D

Floating, screaming, awareness

C D

All the time

G D/F# Em D Em C D

How we envy you humans

C D C D G

When you gently close your minds

[Instrumental]

C D C D

Am Em D C

G Am G D C D

Em C D G C D Em C D

[Verse]

G D C D

You build your little fairy stories

Em C D

As shells around your mind

G D C D

To keep at bay infinity

Em C D

And never ending time

[Verse]

You're almost deaf and blind

C G

Your lives are so short

Teach us how to end it

C D

Teach us how death is called

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em D Em C D

Floating, screaming, awareness

C D C D

Of everything, all the time

G D/F# Em D Em C D

How we envy you humans

C D C D G

When you gently close your minds

[Outro]

C D C D

G D/F# Em D G/B C D C D G

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