Andrew Bird – Cathedral In The Dell (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Written by The Handsome Family
Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of
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The strum pattern is very country. To make it sound right, play an alternating bass line
between strums.
This walk-up is used occasionally between G and C. I'll note it with an G* e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|---0-2------------| E|-3----------------|
[Verse 1]
G G The cathedral in Cologne looks like a spaceship G D7 G G* Like the hand of God falling from the sky C G A thousand stone-carved saints hang like icicles A7 D D7 C G But icicles don't take a thousand years to die
[Verse 2]
G And all of us who worked on this cathedral G D7 G G* Or even spent a moment passing by C G All of us are swept away like breadcrumbs A7 What comfort does it bring D D7 C G Soaring towers left behind C G Towers left behind
[Verse 3]
G G Well there's a fiberglass castle in Wisconsin G D7 G G* Where kids race go-carts around a moat C G Once we went up there in December A7 D D7 C G When all the waterslides and fudge shops were closed
[Verse 4]
G Looking to find love under the ice machine G D7 G G* But all we did was drink in empty bars C G Stumbling drunk we crawled back to our hotel rooms A7 D D7 C G I fell against you and felt your beating heart C G I felt your beating heart
[Verse 5]
G G Well the snow is slowly falling on the ice machine G D7 G G* And the moon shone hazy through the pine C G Lawn chairs were thrown into an empty pool A7 D D7 C G A dog chained to a tree barking at the sky C G Towers left behind [Outro] e|--3-0-----------| B|------3-0-------| G|----------2-----| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|-----------(3)--|