Keeper of the stones       ( CAPO 4th Fret)

Am - G - F - C (2x)

Am                      G         F            C
1. If you take me from my land, you leave me with no soul
Am        G -  F - C
I am like a tree.
Am        G           F     C
Everything I am is rooted in the soil,
C         G           C
or I am just a stick to burn.

Am             G          F          C
2. I see you my brother in your desert shining,
Am                    G -     F - C
with your hand of gentle welcome. 
Am                  G              F                C
You're looking for my sense of humour, I wonder how you do it,
C      G      C
carryin' a heavy load.

C                    G      F            C
And I am proud to know you, the Keeper of the Stones,
C            G -  F - C
Elder of your tribe.
C            G              F            C
The truth is turning slowly, I feel it in my bones, 
C                 G     F - C
rising on a beautiful day.

Am               G        F              C
3. I see it in your knuckles, I see it in your eyes,
Am       G                F   C
you have been as low as you can go.
Am              G              F                 C
It makes me happy brother to see how well you're travelling,
C                   G    C
you've risen from the ashes, yeah.

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Am              G       F              C
3. Soon you'll be a poppy, standing on your own,
Am                     G              F - C
they'll try to bring you down when you're tall.
Am              G       F        C
But you have the power given in the stones,
C        G            C
your victory belongs to us all.

C                 G         F            C
And I am proud to know you, the Keeper of the Stones,
C           G -F - C
Elder of your tribe.
C                  G        F         C
The truth is turning slowly, I feel it in my bones, 
C         G            F - C
rising on a beautiful day.



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