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Whalebones And Crosses by John Denver
Whalebones And Crosses
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Intro: Em
Em B7sus2
Whalebones and crosses stand against the Arctic sky
Em B7sus2
The wind blows through the graveyard where our fallen fathers lie
Em C G A
Eternal snow that covers them, the shadows of the sun
D A Bm F#m F#7sus4 F#7 Bm Em
The mighty struggle on the seas, A way of life is run
Em B7sus2
I'll sing for you my father, for the ancient sacred ways
Em B7sus2
How the hunter loved the hunted, how the night becomes the day
Em C G A
The circle of the mighty spirit keeps us in its fold
D A Bm F#m F#7sus4 F#7 Bm
The warmth of understanding, like a light shot through the cold
G A Bm C#7sus4 C#7
Then bring to me my people, touch them with your loving hands
F# E Eb Bb
Lead them from confusion, lead them back unto the land
C#sus4 C#sus2 C#sus4/G# C#sus2/G# Bbsus4 Bbm F7
For a sickness seems to block their path, it clouds my peoples' eyes
Bbm Fm F# F7sus4 F7 Bbm Bm Em
The promise that an idle truth will reap a golden lie
Em B7sus2
Whalebones and crosses stand against the Arctic sky
Em B7sus2
The wind blows through the graveyard where our fallen fathers lie
Em C G A
The timeless hunt a journey back to what we once came from
D A Bm F#m F#7sus4 F#7 Bm
Compassion and nobility beneath the midnight sun
D A Bm F#m F#7sus4 F#7 Bm Bsus2
The mighty struggle of the seas, A way of life is run
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