Ivy
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Bm
How's one to know?
G Em Bm
I'd meet you where the spirit meets the bones
G D B
In a faith forgotten land
Bm
In from the snow
G Em Bm
Your touch brought forth an incandescent glow
G D A
Tarnished but so grand
Bm G
And the old widow goes to the stone every day
Em Bm
But I don't, I just sit here and wait
G A D
Grieving for the living
Bm
Oh, goddamn
A G D
My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand
Bm A4 A
Taking mine, but it's been promised to another
D Bm
Oh, I can't
A G D
Stop you putting roots in my dreamland
Bm A
My house of stone, your ivy grows
Bm G Em Bm G A
And now I'm covered in you
Bm
I wish to know
G E Bm
The fatal flaw that makes you long to be
G D
Magnificently cursed
Bm A
He's in the room
G E D
Your opal eyes are all I wish to see
G A
He wants what's only yours
Bm
Oh, goddamn
A G D
My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand
Bm A4 A
Taking mine, but it's been promised to another
D Bm
Oh, I can't
A G D
Stop you putting roots in my dreamland
Bm A
My house of stone, your ivy grows
Bm
And now I'm covered
Em Bm D
Clover blooms in the fields
G A Bm
Spring breaks loose, the time is near
A D
What would he do if he found us out?
Em Bm
Crescent moon, coast is clear
G A Bm
Spring breaks loose, but so does fear
A D
He's gonna burn this house to the ground
Bm
How's one to know?
G Em Bm
I'd live and die for moments that we stole
G A
On begged and borrowed time
Bm
So tell me to run
G E Bm
Or dare to sit and watch what we'll become
G D
And drink my husband's wine
Bm
Oh, goddamn
A G D
My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand
Bm A4 A
Taking mine, but it's been promised to another
D Bm
Oh, I can't
A G D
Stop you putting roots in my dreamland
Bm A
My house of stone, your ivy grows
D Bm A4 A
And now I'm covered in you
G D G A4
And I'm covered
D
So yeah, it's a fire
G A4
It's a goddamn blaze in the dark
D
And you started it
G A4
You started it
Bm
So yeah, it's a war
G A
It's the goddamn fight of my life
D
And you started it
G A4
You started it
Bm
Oh, I can't
A Em Bm
Stop you putting roots in my dreamland
A D
My house of stone, your ivy grows
D
And now I'm covered
Bm A G D Bm D A D G A
In you, in you
G D G A4 A
Now I'm covered in you
D G A4 A G D Bm A4 A D
In you
How to play Ivy
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bm. 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.