church of the pines Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][A][Am][C][D][C][D][A]
[Am][C][D]
[G]Spring, [A]spring.

[Verse 1]
[Am]flowers [C]blossom and[G] blo[C]om.[D]
[G]Squirrel, [A]squirrel. [Am]jump [C]down
on[Em]to my ro[C]of.[D]
[A]Sparrow, [Am]Car d[C]inal,
[D]hummingbird.
[A]Redwood, [Am]holly [C]tree, [Em]ju niper...
[C][D]

[Verse 2]
[F]The service moves
[Am]slowly [G]through [C]the [F]hills
Faint sound of [Am]the highway[A][D][F]
Night sets [Am]on th[Em]e church of pines,
[C]Ending [D]the day,

[Interlude 1]
they laid down to rest.
[F][C][A][F][D][A]

[Verse 3]
From my [A]room, I look at [D]the street[A]
And see the youths [F]passing [A]along
[F]While [A]I u[D]n w[A]ind, h[F]ead i[A]n a song.
And in my bed, I [F]play [A]the gui[C] ta[A]r
I [F]loosen [A]the strings 'til [D]I f[F]ind a t[A]one
And [D]if it don't [A]come... [C]then I [D]put it down.

[Interlude 2]
[A][F#m][A][D][A][D][A][C]
[Eb]
[D][C][D][F][C][D][Bb][C]
[D][A][C][D][C][D]
[A][C][D][C][D]

[Verse 4]
[G]Howl, [D]how[A]l. dog[C]s of
[D]the neighborhood
Moon [G]glow, [A]ove[Am]r[C]
the grave[D]stones
[G]Dense [A]vines,
[Am]strangle [C]the black oak[D]s
The lamp [A]light,
[Am]the fallen [C]fence pos[D]ts.[C][D][F]
The sun [Am]rises over [D]the tree
[G]line...[D][F][Am][F]
With welcoming morn[Am]ing
[A]light.[D][F][Am][F]
Day sets on [C]the church [Em]of pines,
[C]One day we'll [D]all. be laid [C]to
[F]rest.

[Interlude 3]
[F][A][F][D][A]

[Verse 5]
[A]From the hills I [F]look up [A]at stars
And feel the darkness [F]swell like a [A]bruise
And in my head,
I'm [F]playing with words
[A]I scramble [F]and s[A]train to find
[F]the right [A]ones
Sometimes there [A]are none.
Sometimes they don't
[A]come.

[Outro 1]
[A][A]
[D][F]
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