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EYou were born into the storm
BCast adrift upon a wave
F#mTo be living Aand make life begEin
ELike the ancient mystic ship
BBounding seaward toward the sun
F#mBecomes a cosmic Adancer in the Ewind
EStars that shine and rains that swirls
BSparkling sands of endless worlds
F#mDriven by the Athought that men are Efree
ELove that makes and breaks a man
BMemories fade and new ones stand
F#mAnd another Aship bounds through the Esea
ALike in dreams sometimes it's so C#mconfusing to change
When you move from Awhere you have been
BTo where you have C#mcome
ALike in life when you look in C#mto a child's eyes
They see it's Aall very clear
BIt's near and then Egone
EBefore the rising of the sun
BBefore the whirling winds were stirred
F#mBefore the simple Arhymes of men were Esung
EBefore the age of hate and pride
BBefore we laughed, before we cried
F#mWe were all Acontained and then Ebegun

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Shooting Star

by Gene Clark

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

You were born into the storm

Cast adrift upon a wave

F#m A E

To be living and make life begin

Like the ancient mystic ship

Bounding seaward toward the sun

F#m A E

Becomes a cosmic dancer in the wind

Stars that shine and rains that swirls

Sparkling sands of endless worlds

F#m A E

Driven by the thought that men are free

Love that makes and breaks a man

Memories fade and new ones stand

F#m A E

And another ship bounds through the sea

A C#m

Like in dreams sometimes it's so confusing to change

When you move from where you have been

B C#m

To where you have come

A C#m

Like in life when you look in to a child's eyes

They see it's all very clear

B E

It's near and then gone

Before the rising of the sun

Before the whirling winds were stirred

F#m A E

Before the simple rhymes of men were sung

Before the age of hate and pride

Before we laughed, before we cried

F#m A E

We were all contained and then begun

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