Not — Big Thief
Chords and lyrics for Not by Big Thief (key of G).
Intro
[Em]
Verse 1
[C/G]It's not the energy [Em]reeling
Nor the [G]lines in your [Em]face
Nor the [C/G]clouds on the [Em]ceiling
Nor the [C/G]clouds in the [Em]space
[C/G]It's not the phone on[Em] the table
Nor the[G] bed in the[Em] earth
Nor [C/G]the bed in the[Em] stable
Nor your [C/G]stable [Em]words
[C/G]It's not the [Em]formless being
Nor the[G] cry in the [Em]air
Nor the [C/G]boy I'm [Em]seeing
With her [C/G]long black [Em]hair
[C/G]It’s not the open [Em]weaving
Nor the [G]furnace [Em]glow
Nor the [C/G]blood of your [Em]bleeding
As you [C/G]try to let [Em]go
Chorus
[C/G]It's not the room
[C/G]Not beginning
[Em]Not the crowd
[Em]Not winning
[G]Not the planet not spinning
[C/G]Not a ruse, not heat
[Em]Not the fire lapping up the creek
[G]Not food, not to eat
Verse 2
[C/G]Not the meat of your [Em]thigh
Nor your [G]spine [Em]tattoo
Nor your [C/G]shimmery [Em]eye
Nor the [C/G]wet of the [Em]dew
[C/G]It's not the warm [Em]illusion
Nor the [G]crack in the [Em]plate
Nor the [C/G]breath of [Em]confusion
Nor the [C/G]starkness of [Em]slate
Chorus
[C/G]It's not the room
[C/G]Not beginning
[Em]Not the crowd
[Em]Not winning
[G]Not the planet not spinning
[C/G]Not a ruse, not heat
[Em]Not the fire lapping up the creek
[G]Not food, not to eat
Verse 3
[C/G]Not what you really [Em]wanted
Nor the [G]mess in your[Em] purse
Nor the [C/G]bed that is [Em]haunted
With the [C/G]blanket of [Em]thirst
[C/G]It's not the hunger [Em]revealing
Nor the [G]ricochet in the [Em]cave
Nor the [C/G]hand that is [Em]healing
Nor the [C/G]nameless [Em]grave
Chorus
[C/G]It's not the room
[C/G]Not beginning
[Em]Not the crowd
[Em]Not winning
[G]Not the planet not spinning
[C/G]Not a ruse, not heat
[Em]Not the fire lapping up the creek
[G]Not food, not to eat
[C/G]Not to die
[C/G]Not dying
[Em]Not to laugh
[Em]Not lying
[G]Not the vacant wilderness vying
[C/G]Not the room
[C/G]Not beginning
[Em]Not the crowd
[Em]Not winning
[G]Not the planet not spinning
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