
Big Sur
Alanis Morissette
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Tom : G
[Intro] G Em D C
[Primeira Parte]
G D C G
Highway One
G D C G
Crystalline haunted sun
G C G D C G
With the pacific masculine crash
G D C G
My little one
G D C G
Enthralled by the redwoods
G C G
As I ride amongst monarchs and mist
[Refrão]
G Em D C
Me and Anaïs and Henry and Jack Kerouac
G Em D C
Me and the Ohlone, the Esselen and Salinan
G Em D C
Me and Julia, Helmut and Brautigan
G D C
All roads lead to Big Sur
G D C
All roads home to Big Sur
[Segunda Parte]
G D C G
Clear celestial and frogs
G D C G
Fritz and cabins of logs
G C G
Amongst the springs we are barefoot and warmed
[Refrão]
[Ponte]
D Em
I am climbing on the bluff
D C
Beseeching God to answer us
D Em Am
Not much distracts from our shamanic creek breakfast
C G
This wandering heartbeat by the forest
[Refrão]
[Refrão]
G Em D C
Me and Mickey and a paths high on the Molera
G Em D C
Me and Lolly and Bill watching a red-tailed hawk
G Em D C
Me and the posts take it all in through the big ventana
G D C
All roads lead to Big Sur
G D C
All roads home to Big Sur
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