The Handsome Family - Glow worm

Up the snowy spires, where the ^Aair is thin as glass Once a ^Eyear the cold mists clear and you can ^Gsee inside the ^F#earth

^BmHigh in that crystal palace I ^Abuilt a sailing ship Mast and ^Ewheel of polished brass, ^Gsails of golden ^F#silk

I ^Bmpiped the engine steam, I ^Aset velocitations I consul^Eted dusty maps, set ^Gcareful ^F#calibrations

^DEver inward ever in, ^Apeering through my scope I ^Csailed deep into the hollows, ^Bdeep inside the earth

I traveled a boiling river ^Athrough streams of mercury Un^Ederneath volcanoes and the ^Groots of ancient ^F#trees

^BmUnderneath stalactites I lit ^Aphosphorus lamps Sparks ^Esnapped into the air and ^Gcoiled up the ^F#mast

I watched enormous birds ^Adiving through the slate As I ^Estood upon the prow in my ^Goilskin cap and ^F#cape

At ^Bmlast my anchor caught and ^Aechoed through the stone As I ^Eclimbed an old rope ladder ^Gmiles through the ^F#gloam

^BmThen up above I saw it, ^Aa glowworm’s little light And ^EI reached out and caught it in the ^Gcenter of the ^F#night

^DTightly in my fist I ^Aheld that glowing worm ^CDeep down in the hollows I held the ^Bcenter of the world