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The Shine

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 5Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

The G/F# is this chord: (I didn't know what chord it was so I called it that)
e|-----3------|  \
B|-----3------|   \
G|-----0------|    \  Hit the first 3/4 strings heavy and hardly play the last 3/2
D|-----0------|    /
A|-----0------|   /
E|-----2------|  /
[Intro]
Am    G
[Verse 1]
There's a Amplace between waking and sleeping
A Dspace where the land meets the sea
GThat's where the G/F#shadows are Emkeeping
The Cshine that you once kept for Dme
Oh, the Amstars are all laughing and twinkling
In a Dlanguage they share with the moon
GThat's when my G/F#feelings start Emthinking
Of the Cshine that's abandoned my Droom
[Chorus]
The Emshine, the Cshine
That Gdazzled from your sun to Cmine
The Emshine, the Cshine
Your Gluminescent smile is subDlime
And it Cglows from your Embones deep withAmin
AuGroras were born on your Cskin
The sEmhine, the sChine, the sGhine
[Verse 2]
AmWhere do you think we went wrong
Can we Dgo back and watch it again
Can we Grewind our G/F#lives 'til the Emdanger arrives
And eGrase it with a magnetic pCen
There's a Amsign in the shop on the corner
Its Dcolors jump off of my floor
Maybe GI didn't lG/F#ove you the Emway that you wanted
But I've Cnever loved anyone Dmore
[Chorus]
The Emshine, the Cshine
That Gdazzled from your sun to Cmine
The Emshine, the Cshine
Your Gluminescent smile is subDlime
And it Cglows from your Embones deep withAmin
AuGroras were born on your Cskin
The sEmhine, the sChine, the sGhine
[Bridge]
BGotta get away, got to
Take some time
GNothing that I say, seems to
Change your mind
BEverywhere I look is just a canyon
Where the Csun don't ever Ashine
EmShine, shine, Cshine
 GShine, shine, Cshine
Em   C   G   D
[Outro]
And it Cglows from your Embones deep withAmin
AuGroras were born on your Cskin
The sEmhine, the sChine, the Gshine

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The Shine

by Harper Simon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

The G/F# is this chord: (I didn't know what chord it was so I called it that)

e|-----3------| \

B|-----3------| \

G|-----0------| \ Hit the first 3/4 strings heavy and hardly play the last 3/2

D|-----0------| /

A|-----0------| /

E|-----2------| /

[Intro]

Am G

[Verse 1]

There's a place between waking and sleeping

A space where the land meets the sea

G G/F# Em

That's where the shadows are keeping

C D

The shine that you once kept for me

Oh, the stars are all laughing and twinkling

In a language they share with the moon

G G/F# Em

That's when my feelings start thinking

C D

Of the shine that's abandoned my room

[Chorus]

Em C

The shine, the shine

G C

That dazzled from your sun to mine

Em C

The shine, the shine

G D

Your luminescent smile is sublime

C Em Am

And it glows from your bones deep within

G C

Auroras were born on your skin

Em C G

The shine, the shine, the shine

[Verse 2]

Where do you think we went wrong

Can we go back and watch it again

G G/F# Em

Can we rewind our lives 'til the danger arrives

G C

And erase it with a magnetic pen

There's a sign in the shop on the corner

Its colors jump off of my floor

G G/F# Em

Maybe I didn't love you the way that you wanted

C D

But I've never loved anyone more

[Chorus]

Em C

The shine, the shine

G C

That dazzled from your sun to mine

Em C

The shine, the shine

G D

Your luminescent smile is sublime

C Em Am

And it glows from your bones deep within

G C

Auroras were born on your skin

Em C G

The shine, the shine, the shine

[Bridge]

Gotta get away, got to

Take some time

Nothing that I say, seems to

Change your mind

Everywhere I look is just a canyon

C A

Where the sun don't ever shine

Em C

Shine, shine, shine

G C

Shine, shine, shine

Em C G D

[Outro]

C Em Am

And it glows from your bones deep within

G C

Auroras were born on your skin

Em C G

The shine, the shine, the shine

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