Still They Sing
Rhett Miller
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Key:
INTRO:Dm C G GDm C G G VERSE:Dm C Who might know the passage of aG goddess?Dm C What might make these mortal livesG aware?F Well she might be the poet in theC corner storeG Fmaj7 Or the catholic girl or the two bit whore CHORUS:Fmaj7 When the children sing they knowC everythingG But they don’t know the joy thatFmaj7 your name may bringC And still they singC F Ah ah ah ahhhhh ahhhC Ah ah ah ahhhh ahF Ah ah ah ah ah ahhhh VERSE:F C And when the ship that sails uponG our oceanDm C G Sets sail for the center of our sunF C Well it just might make ourG mornings that much brighterF And her fingertips of rose mightC G light on everyoneF But they won't touch the bums onC the avenueContinues after the adG Or the killer on the corner butFmaj7 they might touch you CHORUS:Fmaj7 When the children sing they knowC everythingG But they don’t know the joy thatFmaj7 your name may bringC And still they singC F Ah ah ah ahhhhh ahhhC Ah ah ah ahhhh ahF Ah ah ah ah ah ahhhh VERSE:F C And if the wise men come to payG you homageDm C When the law comes knocking onG your doorF Well tell them that you're sleepingC Thinking very deeplyG Fmaj7 Run away and hide in the chapel dawn BDA K:C G Smile, like you smiled for meC G Dance, through the mist with meC G Turn your head so you might notFmaj7 see the painC C F Of a goddess alone in the rain CHORUS:F C When the children sing they know everythingG But they don’t know the joy thatFmaj7 your name may bringC And still they sing OUTRO:F Still they singC Still they singF Still they singC Still they singF Still they singC Still they singF Still they singC Still they singF Still they singC Still they singF Still they singC Still they singF Still they singC Still they singF Still they singC Still they singF Still they singC Still they sing - FDE OUT