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 EmLast night, I sDaw it there,
ShCining in the dark agDain,Em  
The light that all men sDeem to fCear,
They say that saDilors were drGowning Din the bCay,
And pAmeople kept away,
Waiting fFor the riches that a wreck would brEming,
When the morning cDomes,
And nCow the ghost of BlDackbeard walks agEmain,
To hCaunt the ones who wDould not hear the pEmain
HDelp mCe, D  Em  
HDelp mCe..D.Em  
I took the Dold path down, dCown to where the graveyard lDay,Em  
The place I knDew when I was yCoung,
They say that BlDackbeard had Ghidden preciDous stCones,
AmAmongst the ancient bones,
So I sFet off to the darkness down belEmow,
By the candle glDow,
T'was thCen I heard the vDoices, saw a lEmight,
And stCarted on the jDourney of my lEmife...

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The Light On The Bay

by Chris de Burgh

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Em D

Last night, I saw it there,

C D Em

Shining in the dark again,

D C

The light that all men seem to fear,

D G D C

They say that sailors were drowning in the bay,

And people kept away,

F Em

Waiting for the riches that a wreck would bring,

When the morning comes,

C D Em

And now the ghost of Blackbeard walks again,

C D Em

To haunt the ones who would not hear the pain

D C D Em

Help me,

D C D Em

Help me...

D C D Em

I took the old path down, down to where the graveyard lay,

D C

The place I knew when I was young,

D G D C

They say that Blackbeard had hidden precious stones,

Amongst the ancient bones,

F Em

So I set off to the darkness down below,

By the candle glow,

C D Em

T'was then I heard the voices, saw a light,

C D Em

And started on the journey of my life...

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