Big Thief – Great White Shark (v1)★
Difficulty: intermediate Capo: None Tuning: E A D G B E (Standard)
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GREAT WHITE SHARK
As recorded by Big Thief
(From the 2017 Album CAPACITY)
[Intro]
G Am D G
[Verse 1]
G Am D G
Mercury, creeping on the sea
Am D G
How she wails, flails her arms and weeps
Gmaj7 Bm7 C
Accumulation of debris
G Em Am D G
Lips apart, flapping as a lark
Gmaj7 Bm C
For in the dark there is release
[Chorus]
Am F G
Every familiarity scarce as the great white shark
[Interlude]
G Am D G
[Verse 2]
G Am D G
Oh, to build walls with golden gills
Am D G
Spike in hand, high above the sand
Gmaj7 Bm Em C
To kill the sanctuary
Am
Every mile that is owned
Fmaj7 G
Only stands still by the grace of the stone
[Interlude]
Em G Em G
Em G Em
[Chorus]
Am F G
Every familiarity scares as the great white shark
[Interlude]
G Am D G
[Verse 3]
G Am
Look, daughter an owl
D G
Listen to her howl
Gmaj7 Bm C
I howled when you were born through me
Am Fmaj7
And you're alive with a breath you can't see
D G
Oh, by the grace of this dream
As recorded by Big Thief
(From the 2017 Album CAPACITY)
[Intro]
G Am D G
[Verse 1]
G Am D G
Mercury, creeping on the sea
Am D G
How she wails, flails her arms and weeps
Gmaj7 Bm7 C
Accumulation of debris
G Em Am D G
Lips apart, flapping as a lark
Gmaj7 Bm C
For in the dark there is release
[Chorus]
Am F G
Every familiarity scarce as the great white shark
[Interlude]
G Am D G
[Verse 2]
G Am D G
Oh, to build walls with golden gills
Am D G
Spike in hand, high above the sand
Gmaj7 Bm Em C
To kill the sanctuary
Am
Every mile that is owned
Fmaj7 G
Only stands still by the grace of the stone
[Interlude]
Em G Em G
Em G Em
[Chorus]
Am F G
Every familiarity scares as the great white shark
[Interlude]
G Am D G
[Verse 3]
G Am
Look, daughter an owl
D G
Listen to her howl
Gmaj7 Bm C
I howled when you were born through me
Am Fmaj7
And you're alive with a breath you can't see
D G
Oh, by the grace of this dream