Under Their Breath chords by Jon Boden

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Verse 1
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The flowers in the valley
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all bloomed today as one
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And the people of the parish woke to find
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That summer was out walking
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like he'd never been away
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And all the world was in a joyful mind
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And the sun in the valley was golden
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And the people on the road
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were singing under their breath
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Songs of sadness,
but singing nonetheless
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They were singing under their breath
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Songs they had forgotten long ago
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The old whores of the factory
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came tumbling down today
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And the children of the valley went to sea
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And old men stood pondering
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and folks began to talk
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Of what had been an d is and is to be
And the sun, through the ruins,
was golden
And the people of the valley
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were dreaming un der that wrath
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Only modest dreams,
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but dreaming nonetheless
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They were dreaming under
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their breath
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Dreams they had for
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gotten long ago
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Many fires on the hilltop
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were lit last night
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And the hearts of all men
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were blazing at
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All manner of things were
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thrown upon the pyre
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We watched them burn until dawn
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And the children of the morning
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were grieving under their breath
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Not forgetting,
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but maybe letting go a little
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Grieving under their breath
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For things that they had lost so long ago
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