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Sympathy

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DmSympathy just Gmdoesn’t mean
That muDmch to meGm  
DmCompassion’s not
AThe fashion in my Dmmind
DmAnd if you’re looking for
GmA shoulder to cry on
DmDon’t turn your head mGmy way
’cauDmse I’d rather have
AMy music any Dmday
DmYou and I are
GmMasters of our desDmtinyGm  
DmWe look for consAolation all thDme time
Until we Dmfind out things are nGmot
What they were Dmmeant to be, oGmh no
And if it Dmdoesn’t suit ouAr mood
We’lDml call it crime
Gmm                      Dm
Dedication’s not an obligation
Or a fiAgment of
Someone’s imDmagination
          Gmm
It’s the only way they say
To lDmive from day to day
To makAe each passing way
A smalDml sensation
Dreams are the possession of
The simple man
Reality the fantasy of youth
But living is a problem that
Is common to us all
With love the only
Common road to truth

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Sympathy

by Uriah Heep

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Dm Gm

Sympathy just doesn’t mean

Dm Gm

That much to me

Compassion’s not

A Dm

The fashion in my mind

And if you’re looking for

A shoulder to cry on

Dm Gm

Don’t turn your head my way

’cause I’d rather have

A Dm

My music any day

You and I are

Gm Dm Gm

Masters of our destiny

Dm A Dm

We look for consolation all the time

Dm Gm

Until we find out things are not

Dm Gm

What they were meant to be, oh no

Dm A

And if it doesn’t suit our mood

We’ll call it crime

Gmm Dm

Dedication’s not an obligation

Or a figment of

Someone’s imagination

Gmm

It’s the only way they say

To live from day to day

To make each passing way

A small sensation

Dreams are the possession of

The simple man

Reality the fantasy of youth

But living is a problem that

Is common to us all

With love the only

Common road to truth

About Sympathy Chords by Uriah Heep

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