Burning Times Chords by Rumors Of The Big Wave

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[Gm] In the cool [D] of the evening, _ they used to gather,
[C] Near the stars in the meadow, circled [D] near an old oak tree.
[A] At the times appointed, [G] _ by the seasons [C] of the earth,
_ [Gm] And the phases of the moon, _ [G] in the center,
[Gm] _ Stood a woman, [F] equal with the others, [Gm] and respected for her worth.
_ One of the many we called, all the witches,
[F] The healers and the teachers, [G] of the wisdom of the [Gm] earth.
And the [G] people grew through [Gm] the knowledge she gave them,
[F] Herbs to heal their bodies, [Gm] spells to make their spirits whole.
_ Can't you hear them chanting, healing incantations,
[F] Calling forth the wise ones, [G] celebrating in [Gm] dance and song.
Aisis, [C] Astar, T'Dayana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, [G] Inanna.
Aisis, Astar, T'Dayana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inanna. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ Herbivores came [G] to power, _
[Gm] through domination,
[F] And they bonded in the worship, [Gm] of a dead man on a cross.
They sought [G] control, _
[Gm] of the common people,
[F] By demanding allegiance, [Gm] to the Church [Bb] of Rome.
[Gm] And the Pope declared, _ an inquisition.
It [F] was war against the women, [Gm] whose power they feared.
In this [F] holocaust, against [Gm] the nature people,
[Dm] Nine million European [Gm] women died.
And the tale, [D] is told of those, [Gm] who by the hundreds,
Holding together, chose their death in the sea.
_ [G] While chanting the praises of, the Mother Goddess,
A refusal of betrayal, women were [Gm] dying to be free. _ _ _ _ _
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[F] Aisis, Astar, T'Dayana, [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Hecate, [Gm] _ _
Demeter, [F] Kali, _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
Inanna.
And the Earth, [F] is a witch, [Gm] and the men still burn her.
[F] Stripping her down, [C] with mining and [Gm] the poisons of their war.
So to us, the Earth is a healer, a teacher, a mother,
[F] A weaver of a web of light, [G] that keeps [Gm] us all alive.
[G] She gives us the vision, to see through the chaos.
[F] She gives us the courage, it is [G] our will to survive.
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