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Dear Old Greenland

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6/4
[Intro]
D     D     Bb    A
D     D     Bb    A
F#    F#    G     Gm
D     B     E     A
D7    D7    G     Gm
D     A     D  G  A
[Verse]
DOn the way to Greenland I shall Afind
AAll the disparate fragments of my DmindA  
DI shall reD7turn a different GmanGm  
And darling Ddo, and darling Ado
All that I Dcan, Gall that I Acan
[Verse]
DOn the way to Greenland I shall Afind
ANo mundane distractions of any DkindA  
DIf beneath the ice D7fields there's a GroomGm  
It's Dthere I'll find my Apeace
A lovely DtombG  A  
[Spoken]
DFriends, Greenland is a place where souls go to dry out
   A7It is a vast and terrifying place of ice fields and tundra
   A7Bereft of fire and in the horror of its imposing irrelevance, there is a sort of peace
  DThe peace of pain, the peace of nothing. Well friends, I'll tell you what ... I'm going thereA  
[Outro]
DFear is lying, dyD7ing in the GsandsGm  
Yes, and it's Dbreathing from the Agills of my GreenGland   Gmoh   oDh

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Dear Old Greenland

by Andrew Bird

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

6/4

[Intro]

D D Bb A

F# F# G Gm

D B E A

D7 D7 G Gm

D A D G A

[Verse]

D A

On the way to Greenland I shall find

A D A

All the disparate fragments of my mind

D D7 G Gm

I shall return a different man

D A

And darling do, and darling do

D G A

All that I can, all that I can

[Verse]

D A

On the way to Greenland I shall find

A D A

No mundane distractions of any kind

D D7 G Gm

If beneath the ice fields there's a room

D A

It's there I'll find my peace

D G A

A lovely tomb

[Spoken]

Friends, Greenland is a place where souls go to dry out

It is a vast and terrifying place of ice fields and tundra

Bereft of fire and in the horror of its imposing irrelevance, there is a sort of peace

D A

The peace of pain, the peace of nothing. Well friends, I'll tell you what ... I'm going there

[Outro]

D D7 G Gm

Fear is lying, dying in the sands

D A G Gm D

Yes, and it's breathing from the gills of my Greenland oh oh

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