Grace Cathedral Hill

’Grace Cathedral Hill’ from the 2003 album "Castaways and Cutouts"

written by Colin Meloy

Chords used

G 320033

Em 022000

C 032010

D 000232

D7 000212

Cm 035543

G-Em-C-D-D7

C-G-Em-C-G-Em-C-Cm-D-D7

C-D-G-Em-C-Cm

G	Em
Grace Cathedral hill, all	wrapped in

	C
bones of a setting sun, all	dust and stone

	D
and moribund. I paid	twenty-five cents to

	D7	G
light a	little white candle,	for a New Year’s

	Em
Day. I	sat and watched it burn away then

turned and weaved through slow decay.

	D	D7
We were	both a little hungry so we	went

	G	Em
to get a hotdog.	Down the Hyde St. Pier, the	light was slight and

	C	D
dissapeared. The air	it stunk of fish and beer. We	heard

	D7
a superman trumpet play the	National Anthem.

C	G	Em	C
And the world may	belong for	you,	but it’ll

	G	Em	C	Cm
never	belong to	you.	But on a motorbike	, when

	D	D7
all the city lights	blind your eyes	tonight, are you

	C	D	G	Em
feeling	better now?	.......Are you	feeling be...ttttter..	nooooww.

	C	Cm
Are you	feeling better now?

VERSE 2

Some way to greet the year: your eyes all

bright and brimmed with tears. The

pilgrims, pills and tourist here all sing

"Fifty three bucks to buy a brand new halo."

Sweet on a green-eyed girl, all fiery

Irish clip and curl, all brine and piss and

vinegar. I paid twenty-five cents to light a little white candle.

And the world maybe be long for you, but he’ll

never belong to you. But on a motorbike, when

all the city lights blind your eyes, are you

feeling better now?

CODA

G-Em-C-Cm

La..la...la...la... X 2

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