The Wicker Man Chords by Damh The Bard

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_ [Em] _ _ [E] Gather _
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_ _ _ _ [Em] branches [E] of hazel, _ [Em] oak and ash in four, tie them with a green wheel.
_ Blessed by a crown of horns, the corn headless [E] before us, [Em] falls down to the side.
_ [E] Weave him with thanksgiving, _ place the corn doll inside. _ _ _ _
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Give thanks to our mother [Em] and the green [E] man of the spring.
Thank [Em] the goddess [E] of harvest, [Em] thanks to the fallen king.
The three men [E] from the west, [Em] their [E] fortunes fought to try, and they did all agree, [Em] John Barleycorn must die.
Oh [E] wicker man, oh [Bm] wicker man, [Em] like a mighty god [C#] you stand.
[E] You are guardian [Bm] of our land, [Em] take our [B] prayers, oh wicker man.
Oh wicker man, oh wicker [Bm] man, [Em] like a mighty god you [C#m] stand.
You [E] are guardian [Bm] of our land, [Em] Take our prayers, O [E] wicked man. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Em] What starts with the [C#] smallest ember, [E] Is fed like blood [C#m] through veins,
_ [Em] Gissed by a [C#m] flaming [Em] hammer, Aroused into towering flames.
Give our prayers, our [E] thanks give, To life and charm that we call,
_ [Em] Death [C#] is a new begin, _ [Em] What dies shall be reborn.
[B] O wicked man, O wicked man, [Em] Like a mighty god you stand,
[E] You are guardian of our land, [Em] Take our prayers, O wicked man.
O wicked man, O wicked man, Like a mighty [Bm] god you stand,
[E] You are guardian of our land, [Em] Take our prayers, O [B] wicked [E] man. _ _
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_ [Em] Can [B] you hear the chant, [Em] To the sound of [C#] pagan drums?
[Em] Hear our [C#] voices sing, [Em] The sacrifice begun, The flames [B] they will devour him,
[Em] See him [C#] bow his head, [Em] Then we'll jump the [E] fire's _ [Em] burning,
O wicked man is dead, _ _ _ And we shall have our bread.
O wicked man, O [B] wicked man, [Em] Like a mighty [Bm] god you stand,
[Em] You are guardian [D] of our land, [Em] Take our prayers, _ O wicked man.
O [Bm] wicked man, O wicked man, Like a mighty [E] god you stand,
[E] You are guardian [D] of our land, [Em] Take our prayers, O wicked man.
O wicked man, [D] O wicked man, [Em] Like a mighty [Bm] god you stand,
[Em] You are guardian [Bm] of our land, [Em] Take our prayers, O wicked man.
O wicked man, O wicked man, Like a mighty god you stand,
You are guardian [Bm] of our land, [Em] Take our prayers, O wicked man. _ _
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The Wicked Man! _ _ _ _
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This is the time of the hermit, _ [Em] This is the season of [B] sacrifice,
[Em] Here stands the _ _ Wicked [B] Man, _ [Em] Filled with your prayers, your togas, your offerings,
_ Tonight we honour the Old God.
The Old God!
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