• Song:

    Babel Album

  • Artist:

    Mumford And Sons

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1.Babel(Coming Soon)
2.Whispers in the Dark
3.I Will Wait
4.Holland Road
5.Ghosts that we Knew
6.Lover of the Light
7.Lovers' Eyes
8.Reminder(Coming Soon)
9.Hopeless Wanderer
10.Broken Crown(Coming Soon)
11.Below my Feet
12.Not with Haste(Coming Soon)
13.For those Below(Coming Soon)
14.The Boxer
15.Where are You Now?

1.Babel
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2.Whispers in the Dark


Capo 2

C5                       A5
You hold your truth so purely
               G5        F5       A5
Swerve not through the minds of men
                G5
This lie, it is dead
C5                             A5
And this cup of yours tastes holy
                      G5        F5       A5
A brush with the devil can clear your mind
                      G5
And strengthen your spine



       A5          F5                C5
But fingers tap into what you were once
         A5             F5            C5
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance


F5                C5
Whispers in the dark
         G5                       A5
Steal a kiss and you'll break a heart
            F5                       C5
Pick up your clothes and curl your toes
            G5              A5
Learn your lesson, lead me home
         F5             C5
Spare my sins for the ark
         G5        A5
I was to slow to depart
      F5                 A5
I'm a cad but I'm not a flawed
      G5                  C5
I set out to serve the Lord.
F5       C5
But my heart
     F5                C5
Was colder when you'd gone
F5          C5
I lost my head
    F5                      C5
But found the one that I loved
        F5    C5
Under the sun
       G5     C5
Under the sun


       A5          F5                C5
But fingers tap into what you were once
         A5             F5            C5
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance
       A5          F5                C5
But fingers tap into what you were once
         A5             F5            C5
And I'm worried that I blew my only chance


F5       C5
But my heart
F5                     C5     F5
Was colder when you'd gone
           C5
I lost my head
F5                       C5
But still, while we are young
             A5   C5
While we are young
             A5   C5
While we are young
             A5   C5
While we are young
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3.I Will Wait


Capo 1

C5
And I came home
       F5
Like a stone
          C5                G5
And I fell heavy into your arms
             C5
These days of dust
            F5
Which we've known
           C5                 G5
Will blow away with this new sun

    A5    G5    C5
And I'll kneel down
F5    C5   G5
Wait for now
    A5    G5    C5
And I'll kneel down
     F5  C5     G5
Know my ground

    C5                             E5   G5
And I will wait, I will wait for you
    C5                             E5   G5
And I will wait, I will wait for you


            C5
So break my step
      F5
And relent
       C5                  G5
You forgave and I won't forget
                C5
Know what we've seen
             F5
And him with less
            C5
Now in some way
            G5
Shake the excess

 C5                                E5   G5
But I will wait, I will wait for you
 C5                                E5   G5
And I will wait, I will wait for you
 C5                                E5   G5
And I will wait, I will wait for you
 C5                                E5   G5
And I will wait, I will wait for you

 C5
So I'll be bold
            F5
As well as strong
           C5                     G5
And use my head alongside my heart
           C5
So take my flesh
           F5
And fix my eyes
              C5                      G5
That tethered mind free from the lies

    A5     G5      C5
But I'll kneel down
  F5   C5    G5
Wait for now
A5    G5     C5
I'll kneel down
    F5   C5    G5
Know my ground

 A5   G5   C5
Raise my hands
 F5           C5    G5
Paint my spirit gold
    A5  G5   C5
And bow my head
 F5         C5    G5
Keep my heart slow

 C5                                  E5   G5
Cause I will wait, I will wait for you
 C5                                E5   G5
And I will wait, I will wait for you
 C5                                E5   G5
And I will wait, I will wait for you
 C5                                E5   G5    C5
And I will wait, I will wait for you

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4.Holland Road (Home)


Capo 5

  A5    G5               C5
I ran away in floods of shame
            G5              A5
I'll never tell how close I came
      G5                 C5
As I cross the Holland road
  A5     G5                C5
You went left and I went right
       G5                   A5
As the moon hung proud and white
             G5             C5
You would of loved it here tonight


 A5                  F5
Spin me round just to pin me down
      C5                      G5
On the cover of this strange bed
 A5                  F5        C5
Spin me round just to pin me down


A5            G5                   C5
Roll out your questions keep them down
        G5             A5
Let the water lead us home
          G5                  C5
And I was sorry for what I'd done

A5       G5               C5
You were young I was not old
        G5              A5
But our story was not told
          G5              C5
But torn apart by greedy hands


 A5                  F5
Spin me round just to pin me down
      C5                      G5
On the cover of this strange bed
 A5                  F5        C5
Spin me round just to pin me down


 A5                  F5
Spin me round just to pin me down
        C5                  G5
I'll be gone by the nights end
 A5                  F5        C5
Spin me round just to pin me down

            G5                F5
But I'll be home in a little while
              C5
Lover I'll be home
            G5                F5
But I'll be home in a little while
              C5
Lover I'll be home

A5 G5 C5 G5 A5 G5 C5 x2

            G5                F5
But I'll be home in a little while
              C5
Lover I'll be home
            G5                F5
But I'll be home in a little while
              C5
Lover I'll be home
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5.Ghosts that we Knew


Capo 5

    G5      E5               C5      G5
You saw my pain, washed out in the rain
G5        E5                      C5      G5
Broken glass, saw the blood run from my veins
        G5         E5             C5  G5
But you saw no fault no crack in my heart
G5            E5          C5         G5
And you kneel beside my hope torn apart


        Ab5            E5        Ab5          E5
But the ghosts that we knew will flicker from you
          G5       D5   G5
And we will live a long life


           C5            G5             D5             G5
So give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light
       C5      G5               D5
Cause oh that gave me such a fright
    E5     D5        C5          G5
But I will hold as long as you like
     C5          D5             E5
Just promise me we will be alright

  G5        E5         C5               G5
So lead me back, turn south from that place
              E5          C5      G5
And close my eyes from my recent disgrace
                   E5
Cause you know my call
       C5        G5
We will share my all
              E5               C5        G5
Now children come and they will hear me roar


           C5            G5             D5             G5
So give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light
       C5      G5               D5
Cause oh that gave me such a fright
    E5     D5        C5          G5
But I will hold as long as you like
     C5          D5             E5
Just promise me we will be alright


    E5          C5                      G5
But hold me still bury my heart on the cold
    E5          C5                      G5
But hold me still bury my heart on the cold

           C5            G5             D5             G5
So give me hope in the darkness that I will see the light
       C5      G5               D5
Cause oh that gave me such a fright
    E5     D5        C5          G5
But I will hold as long as you like
     C5          D5             E5
Just promise me we will be alright


        Ab5            E5        Ab5          E5
But the ghosts that we knew will flicker from you
          G5       D5   G5
And we will live a long life
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6.Lover of the Light


Capo 2

             C5
And in the middle of the night
        F5       C5
I may watch you go

There'll be no value in the strength
       F5      C5
of walls that I have grown
                F5              G5
There'll be no comfort in the shade
       A5   G5    F5
of the shadows thrown
          F5   C5             G5   C5
But I'll be yours if you'll be mine


Stretch out my life
     F5              C5
and pick the seams out

Take what you like
    F5         E5       A5
but close my ears and eyes
 F5        C5      F5 C5      G5 C5
Watch me crumble over and over


I have done wrong
     F5         C5
so build your tower

But call me home
    F5       G5        A5
and I will build a throne
     F5            C5   F5 C5   G5 C5
And wash my eyes out never again

                      F5
But love the one you hold
                  G5
And I'll be your goal
                 A5
To have and to hold
                   C5
A lover of the light


Skin too tight
     F5          C5
and eyes like marbles

You spin me high
    F5        G5     A5
so watch me as I glide
 F5        C5       F5   C5     G5   C5
Before I tumble homeward, homeward


I know I tried
  F5         C5
I was not stable

Flawed by pride
  F5         G5       A5
I miss my sanguine eyes
    F5            C5      F5    C5     G5     C5
So hold my hands up, breathe in, breathe out

                      F5
But love the one you hold
                  G5
And I'll be your goal
                 A5
To have and to hold
                   C5
A lover of the light


             C5
And in the middle of the night
        F5       C5
I may watch you go

There'll be no value in the strength
       F5      C5
of walls that I have grown
                F5              G5
There'll be no comfort in the shade
       A5   G5    F5
of the shadows thrown
             F5             G5
You may not trust the promises
       A5     G5    F5
of the change I'll show
          F5   C5             G5   C5
But I'll be yours if you'll be mine


                      F5
But love the one you hold
                  G5
And I'll be your goal
                 A5
To have and to hold
                   C5
A lover of the light



                      F5
But love the one you hold
                  G5
And I'll be your goal
                 A5
To have and to hold
                   C5
A lover of the light

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7.Lovers' Eyes


Capo 2
         C5
Love was kind, for a time
         G5                     C5
Now just aches and it makes me blind

This mirror holds my eyes too bright
        G5                    C5
I can't see the others in my life


            C5
Were we too young? And heads too strong?
             G5                       C5
To bear the weight of these lover's eyes.

'Cause I feel numb, beneath your tongue
          G5                      C5
Neath the curse of these lover's eyes.


            F5               C5
But do not ask the price I pay,
        G5                  C5
I must live with my quiet rage,
          F5            C5
Tame the ghosts in my head,
         G5                C5
That run wild and wish me dead.
                    F5          C5
Should you shake my ash to the wind
        G5              C5
Lord, forget all of my sins
           F5           C5
Oh, let me die where I lie
          G5                    C5           C5            F5
Neath the curse of my lover's eyes.


           C5
There's no drink nor drug I tried
           G5                      C5
To rid the curse of these lover's eyes

And I feel numb, beneath your tongue
                     G5                 C5
Your strength just makes me feel less strong


            F5               C5
But do not ask the price I pay,
        G5                  C5
I must live with my quiet rage,
          F5            C5
Tame the ghosts in my head,
         G5                C5
That run wild and wish me dead.
                    F5          C5
Should you shake my ash to the wind
        G5              C5
Lord, forget all of my sins
           F5           C5
Oh, let me die where I lie
          G5                    C5           F5            C5
Neath the curse of my lover's eyes.


               C5             G5   C5
And I'll walk slow, I'll walk slow
        A5            F5       C5
Take my hand, help me on my way.
               C5             G5   C5
And I'll walk slow, I'll walk slow
        A5            F5       C5
Take my hand, I'll be on my way.


               C5             G5   C5
And I'll walk slow, I'll walk slow
        A5            F5       C5
Take my hand, help me on my way.
               C5             G5   C5
And I'll walk slow, I'll walk slow
        A5            F5       C5
Take my hand, I'll be on my way.

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8.Reminder

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9.Hopeless Wanderer


Capo 3

 G5   B5  A5           E5          D5        C5
Hear my voice, I came out of the woods by choice
 G5           B5         A5
Shelter also gave their shade
           E5      D5      C5
And in the dark I have no name
   G5          B5          A5
So leave that click in my head
           E5           D5              C5
And I will remember the words that you said
 G5              B5              A5
Left a clouded mind and a heavy heart
         E5         D5         C5
But I am sure we'll see a new start


E5 D5            G5        C5
   So when your hopes on fire
E5 D5            G5        C5
   But you know your desire
             E5             D5
Don't hold a glass over the flame
               G5           C5
Don't let your heart grow cold
       E5          D5
I will call you by name
        G5          C5
I will share your road


  G5         B5          A5
I wrestled long with my youth
           E5      D5           C5
I tried so hard to live in the truth
  G5         B5              A5
But do not tell me what is right
               E5      D5       C5
When I lose my head, I lose my spine



   G5          B5          A5
So leave that click in my head
           E5           D5              C5
And I will remember the words that you said
   G5           B5           A5
You brought me out from the cold
           E5           D5           C5
Now, how I long, how I long to grow old


E5 D5            G5        C5
   So when your hopes on fire
E5 D5            G5        C5
   But you know your desire
             E5             D5
Don't hold a glass over the flame
               G5           C5
Don't let your heart grow cold
       E5          D5
I will call you by name
        G5          C5
I will share your road




E5
Hold me fast, Hold me fast
           C5   G5    D5   E5
Cuz I'm a hopeless wanderer

Hold me fast, Hold me fast
           C5   G5    D5   E5
Cuz I'm a hopeless wanderer

I will learn, I will learn
            C5   G5 D5   E5
to love the sky I wander

I will learn, I will learn
            C5   G5 D5   E5
to love the sky I wander
    C5   G5 D5   E5
The sky I wander

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10.Broken Crown

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11.Below my Feet

Capo 4

         G5           C5                  G5
You were cold as the blood through your bones
        C5                  G5               E5
And the light which led us from our chosen homes
   C5       G5
Oh, I was lost.

So now I sleep
          C5                   G5
Sleep the hours that I don't weep
     C5              G5                   E5
And all I knew was steeped in blackened holes
  C5       G5
Oh, I was lost

E5        C5      G5       D5
Keep the earth below my feet
E5         C5         G5          D5
For all my sweat, my blood runs weak
E5      C5               G5      D5
Let me learn from where I have been
        C5        G5
Keep my eyes to serve
    C5         G5
My hands to learn


            G5
Well I was still
           C5           G5
But I was under your spell
    C5              G5
But I was told by Jesus
        E5
All was well
   C5           G5
So all must be well
             G5
Just give me time
         C5                G5
You know your desires and mine
   C5                G5           E5
So wrap my flesh in ivy and in twine
    C5          G5
For I must be well



KE5        C5      G5       D5
Keep the earth below my feet
E5         C5         G5          D5
For all my sweat, my blood runs weak
E5      C5               G5      D5
Let me learn from where I have been
        C5        G5
Keep my eyes to serve
    C5         G5
My hands to learn
D5       C5       G5
Keep my eyes to serve
    C5        G5
my hands to learn



E5        C5      G5       D5
Keep the earth below my feet
E5         C5         G5          D5
For all my sweat, my blood runs weak
E5      C5               G5      D5
Let me learn from where I have been
        C5        G5
Keep my eyes to serve
    C5         G5
My hands to learn
D5       C5        G5
Keep my eyes to serve
    C5         G5
my hands to learn

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12.Not with Haste

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13.For those Below

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14.The Boxer


Capo 5

G5
I am just a poor boy
                         E5
Though my story's seldom told
       D5
I have squandered my resistance
                                      G5
For a pocket full of mumbles such are promises
             E5
All lies and jests
        D5                 C5
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
                   G5  D5  G5
And disregards the rest

       G5
When I left my home and my family
                     E5
I was no more than a boy
       D5
In the company of strangers
                                    G5
In the quiet of the railway station running scared
       E5           D5               C5
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
                        G5
Where the ragged people go
         D5             C5    D5          G5
Looking for the places only they would know

        E5
Lie-la-lie
       B5
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
       E5
Lie la lie
       D5                               G5
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie

        G5
Asking only workman's wages
                     E5
I come looking for a job
      D5
But I get no offers,
                                   G5
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue
     E5                  D5                   C5
I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome
                     G5
I took some comfort there


          G5
Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
                  E5
And wishing I was gone
      D5
Going home
                                         G5
Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me
E5                D5
Bleeding me, going home


Lie la lie ...

        G5
In the clearing stands a boxer
                     E5
And a fighter by his trade
       D5
And he carries the reminders

Of ev'ry glove that layed him down
   G5
Or cut him till he cried out
       E5
In his anger and his shame
      D5              C5
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
        G5
But the fighter still remains

        E5
Lie-la-lie
       B5
Lie-la-lie la lie-la-lie
       E5
Lie la lie
       D5                               G5
Lie-la-lie la la la la lie la la la la lie
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15.Where are You Now?

Capo 4

   F5           C5      A5            C5
It came to the end it seems you had heard
         F5               C5
Cause we walked the city streets,
    A5           C5
You never said a word

        F5           C5
When we finally sat down,
     A5                C5
Your eyes were full of spite
      F5                C5
I was desperate, I was weak,
        A5           C5
I could not put up a fight


F5             C5
Where are you now?
A5            C5
Where are you now?
       F5             C5
Do you ever think of me
       A5            C5
In the quiet, in the crowd?

         F5                   C5
You were strangely less than pain
A5            C5
Than you were cold
      F5            C5
Triumphant in your mind
       A5              C5
Of the logic that you hold.

         F5                 C5
You said no one would ever know
    A5               C5
The love that we had shared
      F5               C5
As I took my leave to go
       A5                    C5
It was clear that you didn't care.

F5             C5
Where are you now?
A5            C5
Where are you now?
       F5             C5
Do you ever think of me
       A5            C5
In the quiet, in the crowd?

F5             C5
Where are you now?
A5            C5
Where are you now?
       F5             C5
Do you ever think of me
       A5            C5
In the quiet, in the crowd?


      F5             C5
And I hear of your coming
         A5            C5
and your going in the town.
       F5                C5
I hear stories of your smile,
       A5              C5
I hear stories of your frown.


        F5                 C5
You said no one would ever know
    A5               C5
The love that we had shared
      F5               C5
As I took my leave to go
       A5                    C5
It was clear that you didn't care.

F5             C5
Where are you now?
A5            C5
Where are you now?
       F5             C5
Do you ever think of me
       A5            C5
In the quiet, in the crowd?

F5             C5
Where are you now?
A5            C5
Where are you now?
       F5             C5
Do you ever think of me
       A5            C5
In the quiet, in the crowd?

F5             C5
Where are you now?
A5            C5
Where are you now?
       F5             C5
Do you ever think of me
       A5            C5
In the quiet, in the crowd?
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