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Silver Lining

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(Retune the guitar to a chord of E........for example: EBG#EBE from 1st to 6th!)
(Play B on 7th)
B     E
B     E
B     E
B     E
BTake this silver lining
Keep it in your Eown
BSweet headE  
BAnd shine it when the night is
Burning EredB  E  
BShine it in the twilight
Shine it on the EcoldB, cold grouEnd
BShine it till these walls
Come tumbling EdownB  E  
GbWe were born with our Eeyes wide open
GbSo alive wEith wild hope now
GbCan you tell me why
ATime after time they dBrag you down
ADown in the darkest Bdeep
AFools in their madness Aball around
AKnow that the light don't sEleep
Step into the silence
Take it in your own
Two hands
And scatter it like diamonds
All across these lands
Blaze it in the morning  
Wear it like an iron skin
Only things worth living for are
Innocence and magic, amen
We were born with our eyes wide open
So alive with wild hope now
Can you tell me why
Time after time they drag you down
Down in the darkest deep
Fools in their madness all around
Know that the light don't sleep
We were born with our eyes wide open
So alive with wild hope now
Can you tell me why
Time after time they drag you down
Down in the talk so cheap
Fools in their madness all around
Know that the light don't sleep
Time after time
They drag you down
Down in the darkness deep
Fools in their madness all around
Know that the light don't sleep
Know that the light don't sleep
Time after time
They drag you down
Down in the darkness deep
Fools in their madness all around
Know that the light don't sleep
Know that the light don't sleep

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Silver Lining

by David Gray

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

(Retune the guitar to a chord of E........for example: EBG#EBE from 1st to 6th!)

(Play B on 7th)

B E

Take this silver lining

Keep it in your own

B E

Sweet head

And shine it when the night is

E B E

Burning red

Shine it in the twilight

E B E

Shine it on the cold, cold ground

Shine it till these walls

E B E

Come tumbling down

Gb E

We were born with our eyes wide open

Gb E

So alive with wild hope now

Can you tell me why

A B

Time after time they drag you down

A B

Down in the darkest deep

A Ab

Fools in their madness all around

A E

Know that the light don't sleep

Step into the silence

Take it in your own

Two hands

And scatter it like diamonds

All across these lands

Blaze it in the morning

Wear it like an iron skin

Only things worth living for are

Innocence and magic, amen

We were born with our eyes wide open

So alive with wild hope now

Can you tell me why

Time after time they drag you down

Down in the darkest deep

Fools in their madness all around

Know that the light don't sleep

We were born with our eyes wide open

So alive with wild hope now

Can you tell me why

Time after time they drag you down

Down in the talk so cheap

Fools in their madness all around

Know that the light don't sleep

Time after time

They drag you down

Down in the darkness deep

Fools in their madness all around

Know that the light don't sleep

Time after time

They drag you down

Down in the darkness deep

Fools in their madness all around

Know that the light don't sleep

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