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Cast A Hook In Me

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C#m [x 4 6 4 5 4]
A5    5    7   7  6  5  5  
E   0  2  2  1  0  0  
B   [x 2 4 4 4 2] 
A   [x 0 2 2 2 0]
C#mBreathe lA5ife to the stEreet from your mBouth
Those rAuby red lEips have mBuch to give
Pull C#mlife from the lA5and with your cEapable hBands
Those lAife loving bEeautiful brBoken hands
O I?ll stAand with you and mEarvel 
At the coC#msmos pink and brAight
All the pAages flipping baEckwards
?til C#mtime is gone and wArong is right
RiAvers running up the hills into the sky 
And down to the C#mseaA  
Where a merman with a twinkle
Cast a hC#mook in me
C#mSing me a A5salty blue sEong I?ll be gBone
With wAatery chEeeks down flBowered lanes
Tattered sC#mails, as a rA5amshackle sEhip I?ll go pBale
Staring strAaight in the fEace, looming teBmpest waves
OtherwAise I?ll wither, dEie here
On this rC#meach of rubble rAambling
With two eAars filled up with sEand, dear
And a brC#moken gaze I?ll be scArambling
Like riAvers running up the hills into the sky
And down to the C#mseaA  
Where a merman with a twinkle cast a hook in meC#m  
Summer C#msky falling A5into the sEea taking pBart of me
See the bAones on the Esand in the Blight
All the hC#merds of the sA5ea rushing Eby pay no mBind
To the daAncing reflEections gone wBild
And at niAght a fractured stEar fell
And piC#merced right through the tAhick of me
I cried Aout in pain and jEoy, ?Yes,
I?m not C#mdead, not numb, not wAithering.?
Like a fallen leaf Awho keeps her green
I?m turning bright in the C#mseaA  
Where a merman with a twinkle casts a hC#mook in me.

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Cast A Hook In Me

by Laura Veirs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

C#m [x 4 6 4 5 4]

5 7 7 6 5 5

0 2 2 1 0 0

B [x 2 4 4 4 2]

A [x 0 2 2 2 0]

C#m A5 E B

Breathe life to the street from your mouth

A E B

Those ruby red lips have much to give

C#m A5 E B

Pull life from the land with your capable hands

A E B

Those life loving beautiful broken hands

A E

O I?ll stand with you and marvel

C#m A

At the cosmos pink and bright

A E

All the pages flipping backwards

C#m A

?til time is gone and wrong is right

Rivers running up the hills into the sky

C#m A

And down to the sea

Where a merman with a twinkle

C#m

Cast a hook in me

C#m A5 E B

Sing me a salty blue song I?ll be gone

A E B

With watery cheeks down flowered lanes

C#m A5 E B

Tattered sails, as a ramshackle ship I?ll go pale

A E B

Staring straight in the face, looming tempest waves

A E

Otherwise I?ll wither, die here

C#m A

On this reach of rubble rambling

A E

With two ears filled up with sand, dear

C#m A

And a broken gaze I?ll be scrambling

Like rivers running up the hills into the sky

C#m A

And down to the sea

C#m

Where a merman with a twinkle cast a hook in me

C#m A5 E B

Summer sky falling into the sea taking part of me

A E B

See the bones on the sand in the light

C#m A5 E B

All the herds of the sea rushing by pay no mind

A E B

To the dancing reflections gone wild

A E

And at night a fractured star fell

C#m A

And pierced right through the thick of me

A E

I cried out in pain and joy, ?Yes,

C#m A

I?m not dead, not numb, not withering.?

Like a fallen leaf who keeps her green

C#m A

I?m turning bright in the sea

C#m

Where a merman with a twinkle casts a hook in me.

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