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Intro:
Stumming     D   G   D   G   D  A  
Verse 1:
DGrass with its fever, Gtemper of the Drain
GA soft muffled dream Dour love becAame
DA fist of bees Gbuzzing under wDater
GA tethered steer Dmarked for Aslaughter
Chorus 1:
DLove's a beekeeper, Bmits a beekeeper
GDrawing Ahoney from our DheartsA  
DI play the unsound sleeper to your Bmfire and brimstone preacher
GLove assAigns us such strange DheartsA  

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Beekeeper

by The David Wax Museum

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro:

D G D G D A

Stumming

Verse 1:

D G D

Grass with its fever, temper of the rain

G D A

A soft muffled dream our love became

D G D

A fist of bees buzzing under water

G D A

A tethered steer marked for slaughter

Chorus 1:

D Bm

Love's a beekeeper, its a beekeeper

G A D A

Drawing honey from our hearts

D Bm

I play the unsound sleeper to your fire and brimstone preacher

G A D A

Love assigns us such strange hearts

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