Key: Db major
Intro 1
Cm
Bbsus4
Bb
Bbsus4
Bb
Verse 1
Bb
The birds
Eb
Ebsus4
Eb
they sing at the break of day
Bb
Eb
Start again, I heard them say
G
Cm
Don't dwell on what has passed away,
C
Cm
Bb
Bbsus4
or what is yet to
Eb
Bbsus4
be
Bb
Eb
Yeah, the war, they will be fought again
Bb
Eb
The holy dove, she will be cut again
G
Cm
Bought and sold and bought again
Fm
Bb
Bbsus4
The dove is never free
Eb
Bbsus4
Eb
Bb
Ab
Db
Ab
Ring the bells that still can ring
Db
Ab
Forget your perfect offering
Abm
Eb
There is a crack,
Db
Ab
a crack in everything
Fm
That's how the light gets
Fsus4
Fm
Bbsus4
Bb
in
Eb
We asked for signs,
Ebsus4
Db
Eb
the signs were sen t
Bbsus4
Bb
The birth be trayed,
Eb
the marriage spent
G
Yeah, the widowhood of
Cm
every government
Bbsus4
Bb
Signs for all to see
Eb
I can't run no more with
that lawless crowd
Bb
While the killers in our places
Ab
Eb
say their prayers out loud
but they've summoned
G
they've summoned up
Cm
a thunder cloud
Eb
Bb
Bbm
Bb
that could hear from me
Ab
Db
Ab
ring the bell that's still ringing forget
Db
Ab
You can your perfect offer ring
Db
Eb
There is a crack,
Db
Ab
a crack in everything
Fm
That's how the light gets in
Fsus4
Fm
Bbsus4
Bb
Eb
You can add up the parts,
you won't have the soul
Bb
You can strike up the march,
Eb
there is no drone
Fm
Eb
G
Every heart, every heart
Eb
G
Cm
to love will come
Bb
But like a refugee
Bbsus4
Bb
Ab
Db
Ring the bells that still can ring
Ab
Db
Ab
Forget your perfect offering
Bbsus4
Eb
There is a crack,
Db
Ab
a crack in everything
That's how the night
Fm
Bbsus4
Bb
gets in
Ab
Db
Ring a bell that's still to ring
Ab
Db
Ab
Forget your perfect offering
Eb
There is a crack,
Db
Ab
a crack in everything
Bb
That's how the light gets in
Fsus4
Fm
Fm
That's how
Bbsus4
the light gets in
Bb
That's how the light gets in
Outro 1
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Bb
Bb
Eb
Eb
Eb
Bb
Eb
G
Gaug
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Cm
Bb
Bbsus4
Eb
Bbsus4
Bb
Eb
Eb
Ebsus4
Bb
Eb
G
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