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The Cave

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[Intro]
 Am    Cx3
Em C F C
[Verse]
It's empty in the Amvalley of your Cheart
The sun, it rises Amslowly as you Cwalk
Away from all the Amfears
And all the Cfaults you've Emleft bCehindF  C  
The harvest left no Amfood for you to Ceat
You cannibal, you Ammeat-eater, you Csee
But I have seen the Amsame
I know the Cshame in Emyour dCefeatF  C  
[Chorus]
But CI will Fhold on Chope
And CI won't Flet you Cchoke
FOn the noose Caround your Gneck
And AmI'll find Fstrength in Cpain
And AmI will Fchange my Cways
FI'll know my Cname as it's Gcalled again
Am C Am C Am C G C F C
[Verse]
Cause I have Amother things to fill my Ctime
You take what is Amyours and I'll take Cmine
Now let me at the Amtruth
Which will refCresh my brGoken miCndF  C  
So tie me to a Ampost and block my Cears
I can see Amwidows and orphans through my Ctears
I know my call dAmespite my faults
And Cdespite my Ggrowing CfearsF  C  
[Chorus]
But CI will Fhold on Chope
And CI won't Flet you Cchoke
FOn the noose Caround your Gneck
And AmI'll find Fstrength in Cpain
And AmI will Fchange my Cways
FI'll know my Cname as it's Gcalled againC  
[Verse]
So come out of your Amcave walking on your Chands
And see the world Amhanging upside Cdown
You can understand Amdependence
When you Cknow the Gmaker's ChandF  C  
[Pre-Chorus]
So Cmake your Fsiren's Ccall
And Csing Fall you Cwant
I Fwill not Chear what you Ghave to say
Cause AmI need Ffreedom Cnow
And AmI need Fto know hCow
To Flive my Clife as it's Gmeant to be
C F C C F C F C G
C F C C F C F C G
[Chorus]
But CI will Fhold on Chope
And CI won't Flet you Cchoke
FOn the noose Caround Gyour neck
And AmI'll find Fstrength in Cpain
And AmI will Fchange my Cways
FI'll know my Cname as it's Gcalled againC  

The story behind the song

"The Cave" is a song by the London folk rock quartet Mumford & Sons, from their debut album Sigh No More. It was released in the UK as the third single from the album on February 26, 2010. It was the second single in the US after "Little Lion Man". The song is accompanied by a guitar tuned to open D with a capo on fret 2.

AI-written from these sources:The Cave (song) — Wikipedia ↗Mumford & Sons — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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The Cave

by Mumford & Sons

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

Am C

Em C F C

[Verse]

Am C

It's empty in the valley of your heart

Am C

The sun, it rises slowly as you walk

Away from all the fears

C Em C F C

And all the faults you've left behind

Am C

The harvest left no food for you to eat

Am C

You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see

But I have seen the same

C Em C F C

I know the shame in your defeat

[Chorus]

C F C

But I will hold on hope

C F C

And I won't let you choke

F C G

On the noose around your neck

Am F C

And I'll find strength in pain

Am F C

And I will change my ways

F C G

I'll know my name as it's called again

Am C Am C Am C G C F C

[Verse]

Am C

Cause I have other things to fill my time

Am C

You take what is yours and I'll take mine

Now let me at the truth

C G C F C

Which will refresh my broken mind

Am C

So tie me to a post and block my ears

Am C

I can see widows and orphans through my tears

I know my call despite my faults

C G C F C

And despite my growing fears

[Chorus]

C F C

But I will hold on hope

C F C

And I won't let you choke

F C G

On the noose around your neck

Am F C

And I'll find strength in pain

Am F C

And I will change my ways

F C G C

I'll know my name as it's called again

[Verse]

Am C

So come out of your cave walking on your hands

Am C

And see the world hanging upside down

You can understand dependence

C G C F C

When you know the maker's hand

[Pre-Chorus]

C F C

So make your siren's call

C F C

And sing all you want

F C G

I will not hear what you have to say

Am F C

Cause I need freedom now

Am F C

And I need to know how

F C G

To live my life as it's meant to be

C F C C F C F C G

[Chorus]

C F C

But I will hold on hope

C F C

And I won't let you choke

F C G

On the noose around your neck

Am F C

And I'll find strength in pain

Am F C

And I will change my ways

F C G C

I'll know my name as it's called again

About The Cave Chords by Mumford & Sons

Learn how to play The Cave by Mumford & Sons with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Cave chords”, “The Cave guitar chords”, or “Mumford & Sons The Cave chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Cave chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Cave lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, C, Em, F, G.

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