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Mercy Of The Fallen

Dar Williams
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 Oh my fair  North Star
 I have held  to you dearly
 I had asked  you to steer  me
 'Til one cloud-scattered  night
 I got lost  in my travels
 I met Leo  the lion
 Met a king  and met a giant
 With their errant  light
 There's the wind  and the rain
 And the mercy  of the fallen
 Who say they  have no claim  to know what's right
 There's the weak  and the strong
 And the beds  that have no answer
 And that's where  I may rest  my head tonight
 I saw all  the bright people
 In imposing  flocks they landed
 And they got  what they demanded
 And they scratched  at the ground
 Then they flew  and the fear
 Grew as sweetly  for the flightless
 Who had longing  yet despite  this
 Who could hear  every sound
 There's the wind  and the rain
 And the mercy  of the fallen
 Who say they  have no claim  to know what's right
 And if your sister  or your brother
 Were stumbling  on their last  mile
 In a self-inflicted exile
 You'd wish for them  a humble friend
 And I hope  someday
 That the best  of Falstaff's planners
 Give me seven  half-built manors
 Where half  dreams may dream  without end
 There's the wind  and the rain
 And the mercy  of the fallen
 Who say Hey,  it's not my  place to know what's  right
 There's the weak  and the strong
 And the many  stars that guide  us
 We have some  of them inside  us

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Readable chord sheet for Mercy Of The Fallen by Dar Williams

Oh my f[G]air North S[D]tar
I have [Em]held to you de[C]arly
I had a[G]sked you to s[C]teer me
'Til one [G]cloud-scattered n[D]ight
I got l[G]ost in my tr[D]avels
I met [Em]Leo the l[C]ion
Met a k[G]ing and met a gia[C]nt
With their e[G]rrant li[D]ght    [D7]

There's the w[Em]ind and the r[Bm]ain
And the me[C]rcy of the fallen
Who say t[G]hey have no c[D]laim to know what's [Em]right [C]

There's the w[G]eak and the str[D]ong
And the b[Em]eds that have no [C]answer
And that's w[G]here I may r[D]est my head t[Em]onight [C]

I saw a[G]ll the bright p[D]eople
In i[Em]mposing flocks they l[C]anded
And they [G]got what they de[C]manded
And they s[G]cratched at the gr[D]ound

Then they [G]flew and the f[D]ear
Grew as s[Em]weetly for the fl[C]ightless
Who had l[G]onging yet desp[C]ite this
Who could h[G]ear every so[D]und   [D7]

There's the w[Em]ind and the r[Bm]ain
And the me[C]rcy of the fallen
Who say t[G]hey have no c[D]laim to know what's [Em]right [C]

[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]

And if your s[G]ister or your br[D]other
Were st[Em]umbling on their l[C]ast mile
In a s[G]elf-inflicted [C]exile
You'd wish for th[G]em a humble fr[D]iend

And I h[G]ope somed[D]ay
That the [Em]best of Falstaff's pla[C]nners
Give me s[G]even half-built ma[C]nors
Where h[G]alf dreams may d[D]ream without [Em]end  [D]

There's the w[Em]ind and the r[Bm]ain
And the me[C]rcy of the fallen
Who say H[G]ey, it's not [D]my place to know wha[Em]t's righ[C]t

There's the w[G]eak and the str[D]ong
And the m[Em]any stars that guid[C]e us
We have so[G]me of them ins[C]ide us    [G]       [D]          [G]

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