The Blanket Of Night Chords by Elbow

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
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_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Paper cup on the _ [Ab] boat, _ [C] _ _
heaving chest of the sea
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
Carry both of [Fm] us, _ [Ab] carry her, [C] carry me
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
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From the place we were born, [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _
to the land of the [Em]
free
_ _ _ [Ab] _
Carry both [Fm] of us, carry [Eb] her, [C] carry _ me _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ The _
_ [Ab] ocean, _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ that bathes us from [G] our heart
_ _ Could _ [Cm] save _ _ [G] us, _ _ _ or take us far [F] inside
_ _ _ The _
_ [Ab] danger, _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ that life should lead [G] us in
_ My _
_ [Cm] angel, _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] could I have seen [C] us clear? _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Come the light from her _
_ [Ab] eyes, _ [C] _ _
with the lives that we [Em]
made
The _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Fm] two of us, in [Eb] the night [C] on the _ way _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _
Moving silence her _ [Ab] lips, _ _ [C] _
by the moon's only _ light
_ _ [Ab] _ _
Sewing [Fm] silver prayers, in [Eb] the blankets [C] of _ night _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ The _
_ [Ab] ocean, _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ that bathes us from [G] our _ _ heart
Could _ [Cm] save _ _ _ [G] _
us, _ or take us far [F] _
inside
_ _ The _
_ [Ab] danger, _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ that life should _ [G] lead us in
_ _ My _ [Cm] _ angel, [G] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ could I have seen [C] us _ _ clear?
_ Paper _ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ cup on the boat, [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _
heaving chest of the sea
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
Carry both of [F] us, _ [Eb] swallow her, [C] swallow me _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [N] _ _ _ _