In Our Talons

Intro: Bm - Gmaj7 - Bm - Bm (x4)

        Bm Gmaj7 Bm                             Bm    Gmaj7 Bm
And the warblers sing: deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!
        Bm Gmaj7 Bm                             Bm    Gmaj7 Bm
And the sparrows sing: deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!
            Bm Gmaj7 Bm                Bm            A    Gmaj7
Through the wheeeeeeeeels, through the wheels on the interstate,
    F#  F#7 Bm
And hear no refrain.

(Bm - Gmaj7 - Bm - Bm) x4

    Bm    Gmaj7 Bm                               Bm    Gmaj7 Bm
And the beetles creeps (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
       Bm Gmaj7 Bm                               Bm    Gmaj7 Bm
On the crippled trees, (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
        Bm Gmaj7 Bm                  Bm   A         Gmaj7
And he looooooooks down to where the soil must have been,
F#   F#7
Wondering.

    Gmaj7          A6            Gmaj7               A6
And no, you're not alone. No, my cousins, you're not alone.
              D      Emadd9         Bm    A       Gmaj7    F#7
You're in our talons now, and we're never letting go.


(Bm - Gmaj7 - Bm - Bm) x4

        Bm Gmaj7 Bm                             Bm    Gmaj7 Bm
And the branches bend (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)

      Bm Gmaj7 Bm                             Bm    Gmaj7 Bm
To the growing sea. (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
         Bm  Gmaj7  Bm           Bm        A            Gmaj7
And they aaaaaaaaaaask, and they ask it to spread their seeds,
         F#           F#7
For they know they're drowning.

    Gmaj7          A6            Gmaj7               A6
And no, you're not alone. No, my cousins, you're not alone.
              D      Emadd9         Bm    A       Gmaj7    A6
You're in our talons now, and we're never letting go.
              D           Emadd9      Bm        A   Gmaj7     A6
You're in our headlights, frozen, and no, we're not stopping.

        D   Emadd9            Bm      A         Gmaj7     A6
You may not believe, but even we were scared at first.
           D      Emadd9      Bm        A        Gmaj7     A6
It takes a lot of nerve to destroy this wondrous earth.
           D Em   Bm      A           Gmaj7    F#7
We're only human; this at least we've learned.