SHEARWATER - Rooks (2008)



Intro :  Gm - Cm - Gm - Cm - Gm - D


             Gmwhen (355333@1)the rooks were laid in piles
                    
by the sides of the road
Cmcrashing (x3101x@1)into the aerials

                          Gmtangled (355333@1)in the laundery line

Cmand (x3101x@1)gathered in a field
                                  Bb- (x1333x@1)Gm- (355333@1)Cmthey (x3101x@1)were burned in a feathering pyre
                   Dwith (xx0232@1)a cold black eye


               Gmwhen (355333@1)the swallows fell from the eaves

and the gulls from the spires
      Cmand (x3101x@1)starlings in the millions
                                   Gmwill (355333@1)feed on the ground where they lie

Cmthe (x3101x@1)ambulance men said there's
                          Bb- (x1333x@1)Gm- (355333@1)Cmnowhere (x3101x@1)to flee for your life
                  Dso (xx0232@1)we stayed inside
           Bband (x1333x@1)we'll sleep until
                           Gmthe (355333@1)world of man is paralyzed


GmOh (355333@1)the falconer awakes
                       Bbto (x1333x@1)the sound of the bells
                      Cmoverhead (x3101x@1)and southbound
                    Dthey (xx0232@1)are leaving his life

       Gmand (355333@1)each empty cage just rings
                     Bbin (x1333x@1)his heart like a bell
                        Cmunderneath (x3101x@1)these cold stars
                    Dand (xx0232@1)his trembling night
         Bband (x1333x@1)he cries of man
                          D"let (xx0232@1)the kingdom come to nigh
                       Gmlet (355333@1)this dream be realized"


I am using Epiphone - les paul 100
any corrections are welcomed:)
Erdem from Turkey.