Tapestry chords and lyrics - DON MCLEAN

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[Intro 1]
[D][G][D][Em][D][G]
[Em][D]

[Verse 1]
[G]Every thread of
[Em]creation is held in [Am]position
By still [C]other strands of things
[D]living.[G]
In an earthly tapestry hun
[Em]g from the skyline
Of smol[Am]dering cities [C]so gray and so vulgar,
[G]As not to be satisfied with
their [Em]own negativity
[Am]But needing to touch[C]
all the [D]living as [G]well.

[Verse 2]
[G]
Every breeze that blows [Em]kindly
is one [Am]crystal breath
We exhale [C]on the blue diamond
heav[D]en.[G]
As gentle to touch as the
[Em]hands of the healer.
[Am]As soft as farewells
whispered [C]over the coffin.
[G]We're poisoned by venom with
[Em]each breath we take,
[Am]From the brown sulfur chim[C]ney
and the [D]black highway [G]snake.

[Verse 3]
[G]
Every dawn that breaks [Em]golden
is held [Am]in suspension
Like the [C]yoke of the egg in [D]albumen.[G]
Where the birth and the death
of un[Em]seen generations
[Am]Are interdependent in vast
[C]orchestration
[G]And painted in colors [Em]of tapestry
thread.
[Am]When the dying [C]are born and
the [D]living are [G]dead.

[Verse 4]
Every pulse of your [Em]heartbeat
is one liquid [Am]moment
That flows through the [C]veins [D]of your being.
[G]Like a river of life flo[Em]wing on since
creation.
[Am]Approaching the sea with each new
[C]generation.
[G]You're now just a stagnant
[Em]and rancid disgrace
[Am]That is rapidly drown
[C]ing the whole [D]hu [Em]man r[G]ace.

[Verse 5]
Every fish that [Em]swims silent,
every bird that [Am]flies freely,
Every doe that [C]steps softly.[D]
[G]Every crisp leaf that falls,
all the [Em]flowers that grow
[Am]On this colorful tapestry,
some[C]how they know.
[G]That if man is allowed to des
[Em]troy all they need.
[Am]He will soon have to p[C]ay with his li[D]fe,
for his [G]greed.[C][G][C][G]