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Intro:  Dm   C   A#   Dm  
DmSeen from the height 
Of a A#thousand miles 
The Amearth looks the same as it dDmid 
DmHow is it we can fly A#faster than day 
But we Amcan't find the things we Dmneed 
GYoung man said the Fold man 
Let the Cyouth in your heart be at Dmrest 
We may Gall be dead 
In a Fyear or a day 
When the Cdevil is put to the Dmtest C  A#  Dm  
D5 C5 A#5 D5
The day of creation 
Was our finest hour 
It's something we ought to defend 
But it's been so abused 
Since the first day of light 
That no glory can come in the end 
Young man cried the old man 
There is victory in staying alive 
And if you care so little 
For the world we're in 
Why and what do you 
Want to survive 
AmCan't we try 
To let the A#past go by 
With it's Clessons firmly 
Settled in our Emminds 
To our Dmchildren one by one 
And beGfore the darkness comes 
Let us Cleave a world full of Flight 
Of a different Dmkind 
AmIn truth they should meet 
And with Dmlove 
Their hearts should beat 
And with Gpatience 
Solve the Eproblems of our Amtime 
It wouldn't be so hard to do 
It's only up to me and you 
Let us not bequeath 
A life that is a crime 
DmSeen from the height of a thousand miles 
The Cearth looks the same as it Dmdid 
DmHow is it we can fly faster than day 
But we Ccan't find the things we Dmneed 
Young man cried the old man 
Let the youth in your heart be at rest 
We may all be dead 
In a year or a day 
When the devil is put to the test 
Young man ...

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Year Or A Day

by Uriah Heep

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A#5

Dm C A# Dm

Intro:

Seen from the height

Of a thousand miles

Am Dm

The earth looks the same as it did

Dm A#

How is it we can fly faster than day

Am Dm

But we can't find the things we need

G F

Young man said the old man

C Dm

Let the youth in your heart be at rest

We may all be dead

In a year or a day

C Dm C A# Dm

When the devil is put to the test

D5 C5 A#5 D5

The day of creation

Was our finest hour

It's something we ought to defend

But it's been so abused

Since the first day of light

That no glory can come in the end

Young man cried the old man

There is victory in staying alive

And if you care so little

For the world we're in

Why and what do you

Want to survive

Can't we try

To let the past go by

With it's lessons firmly

Settled in our minds

To our children one by one

And before the darkness comes

C F

Let us leave a world full of light

Of a different kind

In truth they should meet

And with love

Their hearts should beat

And with patience

E Am

Solve the problems of our time

It wouldn't be so hard to do

It's only up to me and you

Let us not bequeath

A life that is a crime

Seen from the height of a thousand miles

C Dm

The earth looks the same as it did

How is it we can fly faster than day

C Dm

But we can't find the things we need

Young man cried the old man

Let the youth in your heart be at rest

We may all be dead

In a year or a day

When the devil is put to the test

Young man ...

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