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Kindling

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[Intro]
  D   Gx4
[Verse 1]
DHad a circular saw bGlade
Where I should have had a heDartG  
I was trDusted  I adored hGer
And I tore it all aDpartG  
Twin Gmoons on a milGlpond
From a tumbledown bDarnG  
I can stAill taste the heat of the sGun on her skin in my DarmsG  
[Instrumental]
D  G
[Verse 2]
I could foDld to the cold of Gthese
January sDtreetsG  
But your Dsmile in the half-light Gis
Pure pillow print chDeekG  
I will Gbe far away for a whGile
But my heart’s staDying putG  
AWarming and guarding and guiGding
The one that I lDoveG  
AWarming and guarding and guiGding
The one that I lDoveG  
[Instrumental]
D  G
[Verse 3]
DThe silence and the waGiting and the rush of all aboardD  G  
Fifty Dsouls to a carriage GI’m trying hard to be igDnoredG  
Then my tGelephone shakes into lGife and I see your DnameG  
And the wheat fiAelds explode into gGold either side of the tDrainG  
And the wheat fiAelds explode into gGold either side of the tDrainG  
And the wheat fiAelds explode into gGold
[Outro]
D  G

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Kindling

by elbow

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D G

[Verse 1]

D G

Had a circular saw blade

D G

Where I should have had a heart

D G

I was trusted I adored her

D G

And I tore it all apart

G G

Twin moons on a millpond

D G

From a tumbledown barn

A G D G

I can still taste the heat of the sun on her skin in my arms

[Instrumental]

D G

[Verse 2]

D G

I could fold to the cold of these

D G

January streets

D G

But your smile in the half-light is

D G

Pure pillow print cheek

G G

I will be far away for a while

D G

But my heart’s staying put

A G

Warming and guarding and guiding

D G

The one that I love

A G

Warming and guarding and guiding

D G

The one that I love

[Instrumental]

D G

[Verse 3]

D G D G

The silence and the waiting and the rush of all aboard

D G D G

Fifty souls to a carriage I’m trying hard to be ignored

G G D G

Then my telephone shakes into life and I see your name

A G D G

And the wheat fields explode into gold either side of the train

A G D G

And the wheat fields explode into gold either side of the train

A G

And the wheat fields explode into gold

[Outro]

D G

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