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Holocene


"Holocene" by Bon Iver is originally in the key of E? major. Released in 2011 as part of the album "Bon Iver, Bon Iver," the song was written by Justin Vernon, who is also the frontman of the band. Bon Iver, formed in 2006, gained significant acclaim with their debut album "For Emma, Forever Ago." "Holocene" was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 54th Grammy Awards. The song's title refers to the current geological epoch and explores themes of insignificance and interconnectedness. The melody features layered instrumentation with gentle guitar strumming, soft percussion, and Vernon's distinct falsetto vocals, creating an atmospheric and reflective sound.

Holocene - Bon Iver

fa x10 re# re#
Someway , baby , it's part of me , apart from me
re# fa fa fa re# re# do1# do1#
You're laying waste to Halloween
fa x10 re# re#
You fucked it friend , it's on its head , it struck the street
re# fa fa fa re# re# do1# do1#
You're in Milwaukee , off your feet

sol# sol# la# la# , sol# sol# sol# fa fa re# re#
And at once , I knew I was not magnificent
fa . . . fa sol# . . . fa sol# fa re#
Strayed above the highway aisle
la# . . . la# la# . . . sol# sol# , fa fa re#
Jagged vacance , thick with ice
sol# sol# fa fa re# re# do1# do1#
But I could see for miles , miles , miles

fa x10 re# re#
3rd and Lake , it burnt away , the hallway
re# fa fa fa re# re# do1# do1#
Was where we learned to celebrate
fa x10 re# re#
Automatic bought the years you'd talk for me
re# fa fa fa re# re# do1# do1#
That night you played me Lip Parade
sol# . . . sol# sol# sol# sol# sol# la# , fa fa re# re#
Not the needle , nor the thread , the lost decree
do1# re# fa fa fa , re# re# do1# do1#
Saying nothing , that's enough for me

sol# sol# la# la# , sol# sol# sol# fa fa re# re#
And at once , I knew I was not magnificent
fa . . . fa sol# . . . fa sol# fa re#
Hulled far from the highway aisle
la# . . . la# la# . . . sol# sol# , fa fa re# ( opcional : do1# re# fa re# do1# la1# sol1# )
Jagged vacance , thick with ice
sol# sol# fa fa re# re# do1# do1#
But I could see for miles , miles , miles

fa x10 re# re#
Christmas night , it clutched the light , the hallow bright
fa x5 sol# , re# re# do1# do1#
Above my brother , I and tangled spines
fa x10 re# re#
We smoked the screen to make it what it was to be
do1# re# fa fa fa re# re# do1# do1#
Now to know it in my memory

sol# sol# la# la# , sol# sol# sol# fa fa re# re#
And at once , I knew I was not magnificent
fa . . . fa sol# . . . fa sol# fa re#
High above the highway aisle
la# . . . la# la# . . . sol# sol# , fa fa re#
Jagged vacance , thick with ice
sol# sol# fa fa re# re# do1# do1#
But I could see for miles , miles , miles