Silent giants chords by Benjamin scheuer

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Drive from San

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Francisco,
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couple hours in our little rented car,
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to a redwood cathedral.
Calm from the hurricane
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that lately we've been in
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Now we are standing
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among the silent giants
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Feeling so reassuringly small
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Knowing that sometimes
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time can give us rings
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And sometimes time can make
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us fall
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You say, look,
this one was hit by lightning
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Charred bark,
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black on a  shady forest floor
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You wrap your arms
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around her mighty trunk
And breathe the smell of fire and petrichor
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And we are standing
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among the silent giants
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Feeling so reassuringly small
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Knowing that sometimes
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time can give us rings,
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and sometimes time can make us fall.
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Calm, says the tree,
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growing roots requires patience.
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Love, says the tree,
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love with wholeness and history,
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and all of the heart of the world.
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And we are standing
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among the silent giants,
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Feeling so reassuringly small,
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Knowing that sometimes
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time can give us rings,
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An d sometimes time can make us fall.
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Be calm, says the tree
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Growing roots requires patience
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Love, says the tree
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Love with wholeness and history
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And all of the heart of the
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world
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And we are standing
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among the silent giants
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Standing among the
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silent giants
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Standing among the silent gi ants
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