Chords for Burining Times

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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ In the _ cold [D] of the evening [E] _ [F#m] they used [Em] to gather
Near [D] the stars in the meadows _ circled near [F#] an old [Em] oak tree _
At the _ times [D] _
appointed _ [E] _ [F#m] by [Em] the seasons of [D] the _ _ _ earth
And [Em] the phases [F#m] of [Em] her moon _ _ _ _ _
_ _ In [D] the center _ [Em] often [F#m] stood [Em] a woman
_ _ [D] _
Equal with the others, _
[Em] respected [F#] for [Em] her _ worth
_ _ One [D] of the many [Em] they [F#m] called [Em] the witches, _ [D] the healers
The teachers of [Em] the wisdom [F#] of the earth _ _ _
_ [G] And the people [D] grew with [Em] the _
[F#m] knowledge [Em] she gave them
[D] _ Herbs to heal their bodies, smells [Em] to make [F#m] their spirits [Em] _ whole
_ [G] _ _
Hear [D] them chanting, _
[Em] healing [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _
incantations
[D] Calling for the wise ones, _ [Em] celebrating [F#m] in dance [Em] and song _
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Aisasa [F#] starte _ diana, eka te demitra [Bm]
kalai _ [F#] inana _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ Aisasa starte diana, _ eka te demitra [Bm] kalai _ [E] _
inana
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ There _ _ were those who came [D] to _ power [Em] _
[F#m] through _ [Em] domination _
[D] They were bonded in their worship of [Em] a dead [F#m] man on [Em] a cross _ _ _
They sought [D] _ control _
[Em] _ [F#m] of the common [Em] people
_ [D] By demanding _ allegiance _ _ [Em] to [F#m] the Church [Em] of Rome
And [G] the _ Pope, he [D] commenced _ _ [Em] the _ _ Inquisition
It [D] was a war against the women _ [Em] whose _ [F#m] powers [Em] they feared
[D] In this _ _ _ holocaust, _ [Em] in [F#] this age [Em] of evil _
[D] _ Nine million European _ [Em] _ _ [F#] women they _ _ died _
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[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And the tale was [F#] told of _ [D] those [Em] _ [F#m] who by [Em] the _ _ hundredth
[D] Holding hands together, _ [Em] chose their deaths in the sea _
_ While [D] chanting _ phrases [Em] _ [F#m] of the mother [Em] _ _ goddess
[D] Their refusal for betrayal, women [Em] were [F#m] dying to [Em] be _ _ free _ _ _
_ Aisasa [Bm] starte _ diana, [Em] eka te [Bm] demitra kalai _ [F#] _
inana
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Aisasa [Bm] starte _ diana, [Em] _
eka te demitra [Bm] _ kalai [B] _ inana _ _ _
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_ _ _ Now the earth is [F#m] a [D] witch _
[Em] _ and we still burn her
[D] Stripping her down with mining _ [Em] and the [F#] poisoning [Em] of her wells
Still to us, the earth is [D] a healer, [Em] a teacher _ and a mother
_ [D] A weaver of a web of light [Em] that keeps us [F#m] all [Em]
alive
[G] She _ gives us the [D] vision [Em] to see through the chaos _
[D] She gives us the courage, it [Em] is our [F#m] will to _ [Em] survive _ _ _
_ _ _ Aisasa starte _ [Bm] diana, [Em] _
eka te demitra [Bm] _ kalai [E] _ inana
_ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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Aisasa starte _ [Bm] diana, _ eka te demitra [Bm] _
kalai [Em] _ inana _
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_ Aisasa starte [Bm] _
diana, [Em] _ eka te demitra _ kalai [F#] inana
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