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Nightingale

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[Verse 1]
EmNightingale sGing
Though it's Amblacker than the bCog
AmNightingale sDing to me
I Gneed to hear your sAmong
[Verse 2]
EmNightingale Gcome
And Amperch upon my Ctree
A Amterrifying Dlight's
Been Gflashing over mAme
[Chorus]
I Dwould not bear to Grest
I Amwould not dare to Cdream
Till the Amnightingale cDame
And sang a Gsong for Amme
[Verse 3]
She'll Emsing above the bGlasts
And the Amclothing singed by fCire
She'll Amsing above the bDlack smoke
Rising Gfrom the funeral pAmyre
[Verse 4]
Her Emheart a field in bGloom
Her Amheart a sacred sCnow
Her Amheart a mirror bDlinding
All the Ggreedy as they gAmo
[Chorus]
I Dwould not bear to Grest
I Amwould not dare to Cdream
Till the Amnightingale cDame
And sang a Gsong for Amme
[Verse 5]
I Emcannot help but wGant
To Amsolder all the pCarts
AmSolder back togDether
All the Gshattered hAmearts
[Verse 6]
EmNightingale cGome
And Amperch upon my tCree
The Amterrifying nDight's
Been Gcrashing over mAme
[Chorus]
I Dwould not bear to Grest
I Amwould not dare to Cdream
Till the Amnightingale cDame
And sang a Gsong for Amme
[Chorus]
I Dwould not bear to Grest
I Amwould not dare to Cdream
Till the Amnightingale cDame
And sang a Gsong for Amme

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Nightingale

by Laura Veirs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

Em G

Nightingale sing

Am C

Though it's blacker than the bog

Am D

Nightingale sing to me

G Am

I need to hear your song

[Verse 2]

Em G

Nightingale come

Am C

And perch upon my tree

Am D

A terrifying light's

G Am

Been flashing over me

[Chorus]

D G

I would not bear to rest

Am C

I would not dare to dream

Am D

Till the nightingale came

G Am

And sang a song for me

[Verse 3]

Em G

She'll sing above the blasts

Am C

And the clothing singed by fire

Am D

She'll sing above the black smoke

G Am

Rising from the funeral pyre

[Verse 4]

Em G

Her heart a field in bloom

Am C

Her heart a sacred snow

Am D

Her heart a mirror blinding

G Am

All the greedy as they go

[Chorus]

D G

I would not bear to rest

Am C

I would not dare to dream

Am D

Till the nightingale came

G Am

And sang a song for me

[Verse 5]

Em G

I cannot help but want

Am C

To solder all the parts

Am D

Solder back together

G Am

All the shattered hearts

[Verse 6]

Em G

Nightingale come

Am C

And perch upon my tree

Am D

The terrifying night's

G Am

Been crashing over me

[Chorus]

D G

I would not bear to rest

Am C

I would not dare to dream

Am D

Till the nightingale came

G Am

And sang a song for me

[Chorus]

D G

I would not bear to rest

Am C

I would not dare to dream

Am D

Till the nightingale came

G Am

And sang a song for me

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