Batwings A Limnal Hymn
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Intro:
Am F C F x2
Verse:
Am F C F
A moon-piece to fetch up the golden cup
Am F C F
A snow-piece to avoid the great heat of the sun
Am F C F
Is kept in the night and by the light of the moon
Am F C F
Am F C F
An ice-piece so as they seem forever fallen
Am F C F
A night-piece of the dismal supper and strange entertainment
Am F C F
Am F C F
A rare chance-piece, a handsome piece of deformity
Am F C F
The skin of a snake bred out of the spinal marrow of a man
Am F C F
Am F
C F
With stones and illegible inscriptions found about great ruins
Am F
C F Am
Pictures of three remarkable steeples, or towers
F C F Am
Built purposely awry, so as they seem eternally tipping and falling
F C F
Am F C F
A transcendent perfume made of the richest odorates
Am F C F
Kept in a box of translucent scale
Am F C F
Am F C F Am F C F
A glass of spirits made of ethereal salt, hermetically sealed up
Am F C F
Kept continually in quicksilver, of so volatile a nature
Am F C F
That it will scarcely endure the light
Am F C F
And therefore only shown in winter
Am F C F
Or by the light of a carbuncle, or a firefly
Am F C F
Am F C F
And batwings
Am F C F
And batwings
Am F C F
And batwings sing this limnal hymn
Am F C F Am F C F
A wideness opening and closing to keep the darkness sealed within
Am F C F
To keep the darkness sealed within
Am F C F
To keep the darkness sealed within
Am F C F
To keep the darkness sealed within
Am F C F
To keep the darkness sealed within
Am F C F
A moon-piece to fetch up the golden cup
Am F C F
Singing in a mysterious language
How to play Batwings A Limnal Hymn
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.