A Great Long While / Songbeard
Writer: Genauer
Performed by Assembly of Dust · Album: Found Sound
Lyrics
In the sultry morning, the saint was born
By the many hands only
A body borne away, borne away
There’s a pious prophecy
Steeped in secret
Born to eternity, eternity
Grow the songbeard
Sow the secret
Another song for the prophet to sing
Grow the songbeard
Sow the secret
Born away, born away
In the pregnant empty, a song will grow
Seize your body
Make you whole, make you whole
In the kingdom counties, broken trail
A song raised up
And you can hear it wail, hear it wail
Grow the songbeard
Sow the secret
Another song for the prophet to sing
Grow the songbeard
Sow the secret
Born away, born away
He's been sitting there a great long while
A great long while
Sunlit silver hair
A great long while
A great long while
He's got a funny way about him
And I don't know much about him
But he moves a certain way beneath his feet
Maybe I'm a fool
To coin a simple man a Jew
But he breathes a certain way beneath his teeth
He's been sitting there a great long while
A great long while
Sunlit silver hair
A great long while
A great long while
A great long while
A great long while
Chords
Tuning: Standard
[Intro / Songbeard theme]
A Am A Am
A Am A Am
[Verse 1 - "In the sultry morning..."]
A Am A Am
A Am G F
[Pre-chorus - "Grow the songbeard..."]
D A
D A
D A
G F
[Interlude]
A Am A Am
[Verse 2 - "In the pregnant empty..."]
A Am A Am
A Am G F
[Tag back into Songbeard]
D A
D A
D A
G F
[Great Long While section]
A Em D
A Em D
[Verse - "He's been sitting there..."]
A Em D
A Em D
A Em D
A Em D
[Outro]
G F A
G F A