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  Em02200x
  D5xx023x
  Amx0221x
   Cx32010
[Intro]
Em  D5  Am  Em
Em  D5  Am  Em
[Verse 1]
   EmI alight like a wD5hisper
   AmI alight with the lEmights out
   EmAnd it won't take me long just to fD5ind you
   AmAnd it won't take me long just to fEmind you
[Chorus 1]
  CI'm allied to the wEminter
But don't you get D5clever, don't you get Amclever
  CI'm allied to the lEmandslide
                         D5N.C.                  Em  
Gonna leave you all severed, gonna leave you all severed
[Verse 2]
   EmI alone am the aD5nswer
   AmI alone will make wEmrongs right
   EmBut in order to root out the cD5ancer
   AmIt's got to be kept from the sEmunlight
[Chorus 2]
  CI'm allied to the wEminter
But don't you get D5clever, don't you get Amclever
  CI'm allied to the lEmandslide
                         D5N.C.                  Em  
Gonna leave you all severed, gonna leave you all severed
[Interlude]
G  Am  Em
G  Am  Em
[Verse 3]
   EmI was born to a jD5ackal
   AmI was born in a wEmhiteout
   EmGonna smother you all till I cD5hoke you
   AmGonna smother you all till you kEmick out
[Chorus 3]
  CI'm allied to the wEminter
But don't you get D5clever, don't you get Amclever
  CI'm allied to the lEmandslide
                         D5N.C.                  Em  
Gonna leave you all severed, gonna leave you all severed
[Outro]
G  Am  Em
G  Am  Em

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Severed

by The Decemberists

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

02200x

xx023x

x0221x

x32010

[Intro]

Em D5 Am Em

[Verse 1]

Em D5

I alight like a whisper

Am Em

I alight with the lights out

Em D5

And it won't take me long just to find you

Am Em

And it won't take me long just to find you

[Chorus 1]

C Em

I'm allied to the winter

D5 Am

But don't you get clever, don't you get clever

C Em

I'm allied to the landslide

D5 Em

N.C.

Gonna leave you all severed, gonna leave you all severed

[Verse 2]

Em D5

I alone am the answer

Am Em

I alone will make wrongs right

Em D5

But in order to root out the cancer

Am Em

It's got to be kept from the sunlight

[Chorus 2]

C Em

I'm allied to the winter

D5 Am

But don't you get clever, don't you get clever

C Em

I'm allied to the landslide

D5 Em

N.C.

Gonna leave you all severed, gonna leave you all severed

[Interlude]

G Am Em

[Verse 3]

Em D5

I was born to a jackal

Am Em

I was born in a whiteout

Em D5

Gonna smother you all till I choke you

Am Em

Gonna smother you all till you kick out

[Chorus 3]

C Em

I'm allied to the winter

D5 Am

But don't you get clever, don't you get clever

C Em

I'm allied to the landslide

D5 Em

N.C.

Gonna leave you all severed, gonna leave you all severed

[Outro]

G Am Em

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