Chords for Burning Times

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In the cool of the evening, _ they used to gather, [G] meet the stars in the meadow, a [D] circle near
and all [A] of them, _ _ _ [Am] at the times _
[A] appointed, _ _ by the seasons, _ [G] _ of deers and [Dm] the phases of [A] the
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In the [A] center _ often stood a woman, _
[G] equal with the others, _
[D] respected for [A] her work. _
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of the many we call the witches, [G] the healers, the teachers of [D] the wisdom of [Am] the earth.
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the [C] _ people [G] grew in the [A] knowledge she gave them, [G] _
herbs to heal their bodies, smells to [D] make their
spirits [Am] whole. _
_ _ _ [C] _ Hear them [G] chanting, _ [A] healing _ incantations, _ [G] calling for the wise ones, [D] celebrating
in dancing [A] songs. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ They were those who came to power _ through _ domination, [G] they were bonded in their
worship [D] of a dead man on [Am] a cross. _ _ _
_ They [A] sought control _ of the common people [G] by demanding allegiance
[D] to the Church of [A] Rome.
_ _ _ [C] And the Pope, [G] he commenced the [A] _
_ Inquisition, [G] as a war against the women whose
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powers [A] they feared. _ _
In [C] this _ _ [G] holocaust, _ [A] in this age of evil, _ [G] nine million European [D] women [A] they died. _
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_ _ _ [C] And the tale [G] is told [A] of those who by the hundreds, _ [G] holding hands together, [D] chose their deaths in the [A] sea. _ _ _ _
While chanting the praises _ of the
Mother Goddess, a [G] refusal of betrayal, women were [D] dying to be [A] free. _
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Now [C] the earth is a [G] witch, _ [A] _ and we still burn her, [G] stripping her down with mining [D] in the poison of the [A] wars.
_ _ [C] Still to us the earth is a [G] healer, [A] a teacher and a martyr, a [G] weaver of
light [D] that keeps us all [A] alive. _ _
She [C] _ gives us [G] the vision [A] to see through the chaos.
[G] She gives us the courage, it [D] is our will to [A] survive.
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