Songbook

Grace Cathedral Hill

By The Decemberists

Key of G

G G/A G/B      G/A G

G
Grace Cathedral Hill
    Em
All wrapped in bones of setting sun
    C
All dust and stone and moribund
       D                   D7
I paid 25 cents to light a little white candle

For a new year's day
I sat and watched it burn away
Then turned and weaved through slow decay
We were both a little hungry, so we went to get a hot dog

Down the Hyde Street pier
The light was slight and disappeared
The air it stunk of fish and beer
We heard a superman trumpet play the national anthem

C                      G    Em  C
  And the world may be long for you
C                 G    Em C
But he'll never belong to you
C
But on a motorbike
Cm
  When all the city lights
D                 D7
Blind your eyes tonight
                C
Are you feeling better now
D                 G      Gmaj7 Em
  Are you feeling better now
                C          Cm
Are you feeling better now

Some way to greet the year
Your eyes all bright and brimmed with tears
The pilgrims, pills and tourists here~Rll
Sing 53 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 pay 25 cents to light a little white candle

And the world may be long for you
But he'll never belong to you
But on a motorbike, when all the city lights
Blind your eyes tonight
Are you feeling better now
Are you feeling better now
Are you feeling better now

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