The cave (video)

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Am C

1. It's empty in the valley of your heart.

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the sun, it rises slowly as you walk,

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sway from all the fears and all the faults you've left behind

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2. The harvest left no food for you to eat,

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you cannibal, you meat-eater, you see,

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but I have seen the same, I know the shame in your defeat.

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But I will hold on hope, and I won't let you choke,

F C G

on the noose around your neck.

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And I'll find strength in pain, and I will change my ways,

F C G

I'll know my name as it's called again.

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Am C

3. ‘Cause I have other things to fill my time,

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you take what is yours and I'll take mine,

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now let me at the truth which will refresh my broken mind.

Am C

4. So tie me to a post and block my ears,

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I can see widows and orphans through my tears,

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I know my call despite my faults and despite my growing fears.

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But I will hold on hope, and I won't let you choke,

F C G

on the noose around your neck.

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And I'll find strength in pain, and I will change my ways,

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I'll know my name as it's called again.

Am C

5. So come out of your cave walking on your hands,

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and see the world hanging upside down.

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You can understand dependence

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when you know the maker's hand.

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+ So make your siren's call, and sing all you want,

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I will not hear what you have to say.

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‘Cause I need freedom now, and I need to know how

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to live my life as it's meant to be.

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+ CHORUS

(orig. = capo 4th) (Mumford & Sons)