Promise Is A Pendulum Big Thief

Promise Is A Pendulum

Big Thief

Cynthia Santos

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0:00 3:55
Stimmung Standard (E A D G B E)
Taktart 4/4
Tonart: F
Kapo:
3. Bund
Schlagmuster 1

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Songtext

[Intro]
| A7sus4/D Em11/D | A7sus4/D Em11/D | A7sus2/B B7sus4 |

[Verse 1]
A7sus2/B
B7sus4        A7sus4/D         Em11/D
      I could never build the ether
       A7sus4/D         Em11/D
Or the grass   overgrown
        A7sus2/B        B7sus4
I could never build the river
       A7sus2/B        B7sus4
With a mouthful of foam
        B7sus4/E
I could never build the winter
         Emadd11/A
With her cold     tears of glitter
            A7sus4/D            Em11/D
I’ve been listening to the red      oak
        A7sus4/D       Em11/D
And the acorn she cries
A7sus2/B              B7sus4
Listening to the white      birch
        A7sus2/B       B7sus4
And the paper she dries
            Emadd11
I’ve been listening to the frog’s joke
Emadd11/A
Listening to the firesmoke

[Chorus]
      A7sus4/D          Em11/D
I can never tell you now
             A7sus4/D       Em11/D
What I’d often said before
        A7sus2/B        B7sus4
Because promise is a pendulum
     A7sus2/B            B7sus4
Just swinging at the door
              Emadd11             B7sus4/E
And I’m not saying I’m not jealous    
   Emadd11       B7sus4/E
Or scared anymore
              Emadd11/A Emadd9/A
I’m just saying      

[Verse 2]
Emadd11/A
Emadd9/A        A7sus4/D      Em11/D
        I could never build a rainbow
   A7sus4/D          Em11/D
Or any kind of flower
        A7sus2/B         B7sus4
I could never make a sparrow
     A7sus2/B     B7sus4
Or a meteor shower
        B7sus4/E
I could never build an earthworm
      Emadd11/A
Could never make the earth turn
            A7sus4/D              Em11/D
I’ve been listening to the laughing
       A7sus4/D              Em11/D
Of the fox     down the trail
            A7sus2/B        B7sus4
I’ve been clasping to the listening
       A7sus2/B            B7sus4
Of the moss    to the snail
    Emadd11
The shimmer of the beech leaves
                Emadd11/A
As the wind does         a big sneeze

[Chorus]
      A7sus4/D          Em11/D
I can never tell you now
             A7sus4/D       Em11/D
What I’d often said before
        A7sus2/B        B7sus4
Because promise is a pendulum
     A7sus2/B            B7sus4
Just swinging at the door
                 Emadd11          B7sus4/E
And I’m not saying I’m not jealous    
   Emadd11
Or scared anymore
              Emadd11/A Emadd9/A
I’m just saying      

[Verse 3]
Emadd11/A
Emadd9/A        A7sus4/D           Em11/D
        I could never build the shadow
             A7sus4/D            Em11/D
Between your cheek   and your eye
        A7sus2/B         B7sus4
I could never make a freckle   
       A7sus2/B               B7sus4
Or the warm    breath you sigh
       B7sus4/E
In the canopy of lashes
         Emadd11/A
With the softness of ashes
            A7sus4/D         Em11/D
I’ve been listening to the memory
    A7sus4/D           Em11/D
The way     that it was
A7sus2/B          B7sus4     A7sus2/B           B7sus4
Listening to the echo of whys        and because
Emadd11
Listening to the echo
Emadd11/A
Telling  me to let go

[Chorus]
        A7sus4/D          Em11/D
I could never tell you now
             A7sus4/D       Em11/D
What I’d often said before
        A7sus2/B        B7sus4
Because promise is a pendulum
     A7sus2/B           B7sus4
Just hanging at the door
              Emadd11             B7sus4/E
And I’m not saying I’m not jealous    
   Emadd11       B7sus4/E
Or scared anymore
           Emadd11/A Emadd9/A
I’m just saying   

[Outro]
Emadd11/A Emadd9/A Emadd11/A Emadd9/A
                   Saying
Em/A A E/A F#m7/A

Takte

[Intro]
| A7sus4/D Em11/D | A7sus4/D Em11/D | A7sus2/B B7sus4 |

[Verse 1]
                                                       | A7sus2/B  B7sus4 |
| A7sus4/D Em11/D | A7sus4/D  Em11/D | A7sus2/B B7sus4 | A7sus2/B  B7sus4 |
| B7sus4/E -      | Emadd11/A -      | A7sus4/D Em11/D | A7sus4/D  Em11/D |
| A7sus2/B B7sus4 | A7sus2/B  B7sus4 | Emadd11  -      | Emadd11/A -      |

I could never build the ether
Or the grass   overgrown
I could never build the river
With a mouthful of foam
I could never build the winter
With her cold     tears of glitter
I’ve been listening to the red      oak
And the acorn she cries
Listening to the white      birch
And the paper she dries
I’ve been listening to the frog’s joke
Listening to the firesmoke

[Chorus]
| A7sus4/D Em11/D   | A7sus4/D Em11/D   | A7sus2/B  B7sus4   | A7sus2/B B7sus4 |
| Emadd11  B7sus4/E | Emadd11  B7sus4/E | Emadd11/A Emadd9/A |

I can never tell you now
What I’d often said before
Because promise is a pendulum
Just swinging at the door
And I’m not saying I’m not jealous
Or scared anymore
I’m just saying

[Verse 2]
                                                                           | Emadd11/A - Emadd9/A - |
| A7sus4/D -         Em11/D - | A7sus4/D  - Em11/D - | A7sus2/B - B7sus4 - | A7sus2/B  - B7sus4   - |
| B7sus4/E -         -      - | Emadd11/A - -      - | A7sus4/D - Em11/D - | A7sus4/D  - Em11/D   - |
| A7sus2/B -         B7sus4 - | A7sus2/B  - B7sus4 - | -        - -      - | Emadd11   - -        - |
| -        Emadd11/A -      - | -        

I could never build a rainbow
Or any kind of flower
I could never make a sparrow
Or a meteor shower
I could never build an earthworm
Could never make the earth turn
I’ve been listening to the laughing
Of the fox     down the trail
I’ve been clasping to the listening
Of the moss    to the snail
The shimmer of the beech leaves
As the wind does         a big sneeze

[Chorus]
                          A7sus4/D - Em11/D   | - A7sus4/D - Em11/D | - A7sus2/B  - B7sus4   |
| - A7sus2/B - B7sus4 | - Emadd11  - B7sus4/E | - Emadd11  - -      | - Emadd11/A - Emadd9/A |
| -

I can never tell you now
What I’d often said before
Because promise is a pendulum
Just swinging at the door
And I’m not saying I’m not jealous
Or scared anymore
I’m just saying

[Verse 3]
    Emadd11/A - Emadd9/A  | - A7sus4/D - Em11/D   | - A7sus4/D  - Em11/D   | - A7sus2/B - B7sus4   |
| - A7sus2/B  - B7sus4    | - B7sus4/E - -        | - Emadd11/A - -        | - -        - A7sus4/D |
| - Em11/D    - A7sus4/D  | - Em11/D   - A7sus2/B | - B7sus4    - A7sus2/B | - B7sus4   - Emadd11  |
| - -         - Emadd11/A | - -        -

I could never build the shadow
Between your cheek   and your eye
I could never make a freckle
Or the warm    breath you sigh
In the canopy of lashes
With the softness of ashes
I’ve been listening to the memory
The way     that it was
Listening to the echo of whys        and because
Listening to the echo
Telling  me to let go

[Chorus]
                                     A7sus4/D | - Em11/D   - A7sus4/D | - Em11/D   - A7sus2/B  |
| - B7sus4   - A7sus2/B | - B7sus4 - Emadd11  | - B7sus4/E - Emadd11  | - B7sus4/E - Emadd11/A |
| - Emadd9/A -

I could never tell you now
What I’d often said before
Because promise is a pendulum
Just hanging at the door
And I’m not saying I’m not jealous
Or scared anymore
I’m just saying

[Outro]
          Emadd11/A | - Emadd9/A - Emadd11/A | - Emadd9/A - Em/A | - A - - |
| - E/A - F#m7/A    |

Saying

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