A collection of lyrics and chords
for the music of James Grant

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Lips Like Ether

Lyrics and Chords

A                                                                  Bmin7                              D

You slipped into my bloodstream through a severed vein

A                                                                  Bmin7                              D

Anaesthetised the pain in a heart of lead

A

Now, I know that you’re not heaven sent

Bmin7                                                     D

Maybe what you said wasn’t what you meant

A                                              Bmin7                              D

It went straight to my head

E

And in your room the street light

D

Was shimmering like a magic lantern

E                                  Bmin7              D

And I thought I must be there

A                                                                  Bmin7                              D

With your lips like ether, leaving me blind

A                                                                  Bmin7                              D

You take me to a higher place, leave me behind

E                                                       D

I feel that I’m on hallowed ground

D9flat5   D9          A                 D9flat5   D9          E
A                                                                  Bmin7                              D

I never allowed anyone to shelter me

A                                                                  Bmin7                              D

I chewed the words till they sounded like lies

A

But then you came, kicked down my door

Bmin7                                           D

I saw you shine like a lighthouse on the shore

A                                        Bmin7                              D

The sunrise in your smile

E

Somewhere in the silence

D

I rise above the fear, the violence

E                              Bmin7                              D

You let me be rich for a while

A                                                                  Bmin7                              D

With your lips like ether, leaving me blind

A                                                                  Bmin7                              D

You take me to a higher place, leave me behind

E                                                       D

I feel that I’m on hallowed ground

E                                                       D

Though yours is not the air that I breathe

E                              Bmin7                              D

Though I’m lost to all the beauty you see

A                                        Bmin7                              D

I want to believe

A                                        Bmin7                              D

I want to believe

A                                                                           Bmin7                              D

You slipped into my bloodstream through a severed vein

A                                                                           Bmin7                              D

Anaesthetised the pain in a heart of lead

A

I was hungry, I was weak

Bmin7                              D

But what at the time seemed so oblique

A                                        Bmin7                              D

I won’t forget

E

And sometimes when I’m with you

D

I feel that nothing bad could happen to me

E                                     Bmin7       D

But now I know, that is not true

A                                                                  Bmin7                              D

With your lips like ether, leaving me blind

A                                                                  Bmin7                              D

You take me to a higher place, leave me behind

E                                                       D

I feel that I’m on hallowed ground

D9flat5   D9          A              C#min7

Lips like ether

Lyrics

You slipped into my bloodstream through a severed vein
Anaesthetised the pain in a heart of lead
Now, I know that you’re not heaven sent
Maybe what you said wasn’t what you meant
It went straight to my head
And in your room the street light
Was shimmering like a magic lantern
And I thought I must be there

With your lips like ether, leaving me blind
You take me to a higher place, leave me behind
I feel that I’m on hallowed ground

I never allowed anyone to shelter me
I chewed the words till they sounded like lies
But then you came, kicked down my door
I saw you shine like a lighthouse on the shore
The sunrise in your smile
Somewhere in the silence
I rise above the fear, the violence
You let me be rich for a while

With your lips like ether, leaving me blind
You take me to a higher place, leave me behind
I feel that I’m on hallowed ground

Though yours is not the air that I breathe
Though I’m lost to all the beauty you see
I want to believe
I want to believe

You slipped into my bloodstream through a severed vein
Anaesthetised the pain in a heart of lead
I was hungry, I was weak
But what at the time seemed so oblique
I won’t forget
And sometimes when I’m with you
I feel that nothing bad could happen to me
But now I know, that is not true

With your lips like ether, leaving me blind
You take me to a higher place, leave me behind
I feel that I’m on hallowed ground

With your lips like ether..

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