Biography:
Shearwater is an American indie rock band from Austin, Texas, led by multi-instrumentalist and lead singer Jonathan Meiburg
The band was formed by two members of Okkervil River, back-up vocalist and accordion/keyboard player Jonathan Meiburg and singer and guitarist Will Sheff, so they could write quieter songs. Beginning in 2005, Sheff lessened his role in the band, leaving Meiburg as the band's songwriter from Palo Santo on.
Band members today include Jonathan Meiburg
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Chords used:
B
F#
G#m
E
Intro: B (hold)
Verse:
B
By shadowing
G#m
all the darkened fields
F#
of forgotten words
G#m F#
and civilian lives
B
through violence
G#m
through the changing guards
F#
through the grinding away
G#m F#
and the furious marching
Chorus 1:
B E F#
by gathering/the holy light
B
and weathering
E F#
a cast away life
G#m (hold)
and the rising fear
Verse 2:
B
The hollowness
G#m
of the flags and gods
F#
that are raised in the air
G#m F#
in the wake of their raging
B
Your skinny arms
G#m
hold a lantern up
F#
on the brightest array
G#m F#
of the stars in their moorings
Chorus 2:
B
and summoning
E F#
the holy light
B
on their citadels
E F#
the blackening sky
G#m F#
the collapsing sun, the burning wall
G#m F#
that approaches our eyes
Bridge:
G#m F#
Chorus 3:
B
you live again
E F#
in the shuddering light
B
of these images
E F#
this valediction
G#m F#
you are running from a rising tide
B
you are castaways
This is my first tab submitted and it took me way longer than it really should have
because it's really a very simple song, but it bugged me that nobody else had done it
because it's one of the very best songs I've ever heard and more more people should be
able to play it! Sorry if any of the timings or chords are off, but I'm pretty sure
they're right.
B
F#
G#m
E
Intro: B (hold)
Verse:
B
By shadowing
G#m
all the darkened fields
F#
of forgotten words
G#m F#
and civilian lives
B
through violence
G#m
through the changing guards
F#
through the grinding away
G#m F#
and the furious marching
Chorus 1:
B E F#
by gathering/the holy light
B
and weathering
E F#
a cast away life
G#m (hold)
and the rising fear
Verse 2:
B
The hollowness
G#m
of the flags and gods
F#
that are raised in the air
G#m F#
in the wake of their raging
B
Your skinny arms
G#m
hold a lantern up
F#
on the brightest array
G#m F#
of the stars in their moorings
Chorus 2:
B
and summoning
E F#
the holy light
B
on their citadels
E F#
the blackening sky
G#m F#
the collapsing sun, the burning wall
G#m F#
that approaches our eyes
Bridge:
G#m F#
Chorus 3:
B
you live again
E F#
in the shuddering light
B
of these images
E F#
this valediction
G#m F#
you are running from a rising tide
B
you are castaways
This is my first tab submitted and it took me way longer than it really should have
because it's really a very simple song, but it bugged me that nobody else had done it
because it's one of the very best songs I've ever heard and more more people should be
able to play it! Sorry if any of the timings or chords are off, but I'm pretty sure
they're right.
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