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Heart of Darkness
Words & Music by Chris DeBurgh                    
LGmast night I Fsaw it there, shEbining in the dark agaiFn,
              Gm                   F   Eb- F  
The light that all men seem to fear,
TEbhey say that sFailors were dBbrowning in the Ebbay,
And pCmeople kept away,
        Ab/                                   C  Gm  
Waiting for the riches that a wreck would bring,
When the morning coFmes,
And Ebon and on that Flight returns agaiGmn,
  F                   Eb                        F   Gm-  F-  Eb-  F-  Gm-  F- Eb  
To haunt the ones who would not hear the pain;
I took the old path down, climbing over rocks and stones,
The place I knew when I was young,
And in my fear I had to carry on,
Where no-one else had gone,
Looking in the heart of darkness from above,
To the man inside,
I took my chance and set off for the light,
And started the journey of my life;
AFnd in the dGmarkest hour that light was caEblling me,
Through the dFoorway to another worlGmd,
And there below me I saw all the dEbays of my life,
Till the momCment I stood on the shDore,
Worlds away, this was my destiny,
To be back here in another time,
And all around me I saw the faces that I knew,
Reaching out, "there is nothing to fear,"
Worlds away,
Come with me;
LGmast night I sFaw it there, shEbining in the dark again,
              Gm                 F   Eb- F  
The light that all men seem to fear;
EbCome with Fme, Ebcome with mFe, Ebcome with Fme...

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Heart Of Darkness

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Heart of Darkness

Words & Music by Chris DeBurgh

Gm F Eb F

Last night I saw it there, shining in the dark again,

Gm F Eb F

The light that all men seem to fear,

Eb F Bb Eb

They say that sailors were drowning in the bay,

And people kept away,

Ab C Gm

Waiting for the riches that a wreck would bring,

When the morning comes,

Eb F Gm

And on and on that light returns again,

F Eb F Gm F Eb F Gm F Eb

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To haunt the ones who would not hear the pain;

I took the old path down, climbing over rocks and stones,

The place I knew when I was young,

And in my fear I had to carry on,

Where no-one else had gone,

Looking in the heart of darkness from above,

To the man inside,

I took my chance and set off for the light,

And started the journey of my life;

F Gm Eb

And in the darkest hour that light was calling me,

F Gm

Through the doorway to another world,

And there below me I saw all the days of my life,

Cm D

Till the moment I stood on the shore,

Worlds away, this was my destiny,

To be back here in another time,

And all around me I saw the faces that I knew,

Reaching out, "there is nothing to fear,"

Worlds away,

Come with me;

Gm F Eb

Last night I saw it there, shining in the dark again,

Gm F Eb F

The light that all men seem to fear;

Eb F Eb F Eb F

Come with me, come with me, come with me...

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