Earth Shanty The Groundhogs
Earth Shanty by Tony T.S. McPhee
Tuning:
Standard, EADGBE.
Chords:
D xx0232
D/F# 200232
Cadd9 x32030
G 320033
A x02220
Asus4 x02232
[F] [133211]
[F#m] [244222]
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1. Skywards fly the eagles, as the hawks search out their
2. Seawards fly the seagulls, catching fish beneath the
3. For their young among the shingle to feed them for the
4. back on this and linger, seeking thoughts of yester-
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1. prey
2. spray
3. day Look
4. day I recall all the
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5. Scenes, forgotten dreams of
6. Grey clouds all day
7. Sun that parched the land and
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5. pastures green
6. provide the screen From the
7. robbed the sea
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8. Left her dried-up, burnt-out
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8. sand.
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(strum)
D / Cadd9 / G / Asus4 / G / F / D/F# / / / (3 times)
[F#m] [/] [G] [/] [A] [/] [Asus4] [A]
[D] [/] [Cadd9] [/] [G] [/] [Asus4] [/] [G] [/] [F] [/] [D/F#] [/] [/] [/]
And the [D]moon,[Cadd9] mirror [G]of the [Asus4]sun,
[G]Nightlight[F] of the [D/F#]world
Drags a [D]blanket[Cadd9] of [G]cooling [Asus4]sea,
A[G]cross the [F]sand un[D/F#]furls
In the n[D]ight[Cadd9] when the [G]stars pro[Asus4]vide
A [G]reason for [F]man to [D/F#]strive
He [F#]reasons [G]that's the [A]reason[Asus4] [A]
He's a[D]li[/]ve[Cadd9] [/] [G] [/] [Asus4] [/] [G] [/] [F] [/] [D/F#] [/] [/] [/]
D / Cadd9 / G / Asus4 / G / F / D/F# / / / (3 times)
[F#m] [/] [G] [/] [A] [/] [Asus4] [A]
[D] [/] [Cadd9] [/] [G] [/] [Asus4] [/] [G] [/] [F] [/] [D/F#] [/] [/] [/]
Let the stars in the firmament
Remain as bait
For the people whose only wish
Is to leave their home, let them wait
Their impatience is only matched
By a misunderstanding of their fate
Let them get their
Priorities straight
D / Cadd9 / G / Asus4 / G / F / D/F# / / / (3 times)
[F#m] [/] [G] [/] [A] [/] [Asus4] [A]
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E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-------------3---| G|-7---7---5-------|-4----------2----| D|-5h7-5---3-------|-2---------0-----| A|---------0-------|----------0------| E|-----------------|---------2-------|
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