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Burial Blessing - Johnny Flynn

Burial Blessing

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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste

[Intro]

N.C.

One, two, three, four

D A E G

D A Bm G

[Chorus]

D A E G

I must go now for the grey woods

D A Bm G

Call me westwards, call me westwards

D A E G

Be not afraid

D A Bm G

Sing and pray, cry and sway

Bm G Bm G

As I enter the shade, sing and pray, cry and sway

Bm G

As I move away

D A F#m G

Be not afraid

D A E G

D A Bm G

[Verse]

D A E G

Bury me there in the old hearth glare

D A Bm G

Bury me deep in the dunes by the sea

D A E G

Bury me under the open air

A Bm G

Bury me in the roots of a tree

D A Bm G A Bm F#m

Oh bury me with ochre, courts, or ivy-y

G D A Bm G

Bury me without worry or sorrow or envy-y

D A E G

D A Bm G

[Chorus]

D A E G

I must go now for the grey woods

D A Bm G

Call me westwards, call me westwards

D A E G

Be not afraid

D A Bm G

Sing and pray, cry and sway

Bm G Bm G

As I enter the shade, sing and pray, cry and sway

Bm G

As I move away

D A F#m G

Be not afraid

D A E G

D A Bm G

[Verse]

D A E G

Bury me whole in the totems of time

D A Bm G

Bury me skin, flesh and bones

D A E G

Bury me lane along temporal line

A Bm G

Bury me on my head, place white stones

D A Bm G A Bm F#m

Oh bury me with ochre, courts, or ivy-y

G D A Bm G

Be my hand on the oar to row to eternity-y

D A E G

D A Bm G

[Bridge]

Bm D A

I will still be with you in the river's flow

Bm G D A

In the undertow, where the brambles grow

Bm D A

I will still be by you in the fox's eye

Bm G D A

In the seabird's cry, in the city sky

D A E G

D A Bm G

[Chorus]

D A E G

I must go now for the grey woods

D A Bm G

Call me westwards, call me westwards

D A E G

Be not afraid

D A Bm G

Sing and pray, cry and sway

Bm G Bm G

As I enter the shade, sing and pray, cry and sway

Bm G

As I move away

D A F#m G

Be not afraid

[Outro]

D A E G

D A Bm G

D A E G

D A Bm G

How to play Burial Blessing

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. 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.

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