A Beginning Chords & Lyrics - The Dear Hunter

[INTRO]
[Cm]

[VERSE 1]
[Cm]The silence dominates, divining resolutions from my [F#7]hands
[F]Lines drawn in the [Cm]sand
[Cm]But my volition's wry, my temperance twisted, faced with failing [F#7]light
[F]Nothing in my s[Cm]ight

[CHORUS 1]
If I [C#]fall in[G#]to the [C#]ocean, send my[C#] soul in[G#]to the [C#]sea
Will these ref[Cm]lections trouble [C#]me? Will I [C7]dream my final [Fm]dream?

[Orchestral interlude]
[Cm] [Cm/G] [Cm/Eb] [Cm] [C#] (X2)

[VERSE 2]
[Cm] I sensed this silhouette who's standing vigil growing very [F#7]sore
[F]Just one moment [Cm]more
[Cm]Before I close the curtain, fate uncertain; spirit to the [F#7]dark
[F]Endlessly ap[Cm]art

[CHORUS 2]
Can I [C#]fall in[G#]to the [C#]ocean, send m[C#]y soul in[G#]to the s[C#]ea?
No distant [Cm]echoes haunting [C#]me, no further [Cm]phantoms will I[C#] see
This silence [C7]held eternal[Fm]ly

[Cm]

[BRIDGE]
But [G#]what if the silence is [Bb]broken by the [Eb]ones you've love[G#]d
Incredibly present, with a [Bb]heavenly breath to [Eb]wake you [G#]up
With nothing left to poi[Bb]son, a portrait of wh[Eb]o I've bec[G#]ome
Only elation remains, [Bb]protecting us from this [Fm]neverending [Eb]night [Bbm7] [Fm7]

[The Moon reprise]
[Eb] [Bbm7] [Fm7] (x2)

[Eb]Dear apparition, while my senses last
[Bbm7]Is absolution far too much to ask?
[Fm7] Will you forgive a truly troubled past?
The [G#]silver lining still remains, the [Cm]sights I've left to see
So [B7]trust that with this end, a new beginning's waiting patiently