Adrianne Lenker – Ringing Bells (Guitar)

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[Intro] C F C F [Verse 1]
C
Isolation calls me in again

                            F           C
I see the white bark on the willow tree bend

                            F                  C
I saw a flash spark, then a hurt heart, then a dead end

                             F             C
I don't think I'll be coming back again

C
You held your cup of coffee in your hand

                                    F            C
Said, "There are things we'll never really understand

                    F                    C
Like far away, the stars shake the grand plan

                             F            C
And soon this place is gonna be a wasteland."
[Chorus]
                D            C                     F
Cause there's a flood all around we don't seem to see

G                  C               F
Water is infinite, our bodies will leave

    D           C                            F
We live 'til we drown, we're dead 'til we're free
[Instrumental] C F C F C [Verse 2]
              F              C
Colorado girl came in like a cold drip

                F                  C
Swept up in the wind's grip like a weather vane

                       F             C
You were hollow and it followed, she felt the same

                            F            C
She'll fill you up like the pouring rain

                          F                 C
And if you love someone, never let them go, never

                               F              C
You're like a tightrope walker tied to a feather

                                F         C
And if you fall down, then you fall down forever

                             F              C
You better keep yourself up, find something better
[Chorus]
              Dm          G          C            F
Cause there's a flood all around we don't seem to see

 Dm      G             C           F
Water is infinite, our bodies will leave

   Dm           G                            F       C
We live 'til we drown, we're dead 'til we're free

Am                              G
Well, I wanna hear the ringing bells

D               Am      G
I wanna hear the ringing bells
[Instrumental] F C G F C G F C G [Bridge]
F             C                    G           F
I'll resurrect the heartbeat of an ancient drum

                        C                    G          F
Don't rhythm go, please rhythm stay when the rhythm comes

           C           G              F
Follow the rays of the light as they run

                          C           G
And through the woods I'm starting to see
[Chorus]
               Dm          G        C            F
That there's a flood all around we don't seem to see

Dm        G            C            F
Water is infinite, our bodies will leave

   Dm           G                            F
We live 'til we drown,  we're dead 'til we're free

       Am                      G
Well, I wanna hear the ringing bells

Am                       G
I wanna hear the ringing bells

Am                       G
I wanna hear the ringing bells

Am                       G
I wanna hear the ringing bells