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Spirit

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Intro: F  
I was an Feagle but I cannot fly,
I was a lion, but I run no mBbore,
I was a rFiver, but the river's dry,
And sBboon the spirit is coming to take me hFome,
I've seen the sFunrise in a thousand ways,
I've seen the wonder of a summer stBborm,
I've seen a mFountain that touched the sky,
And sBboon the spirit is coming to take me hFome,
Do not crCy for me, I am wBbith the stars,
Do not crCy for me, I am Bbin the wind,
Do not crCy for me, I am wBbith the rain,
And sBboon the spirit is coming to take me hFome,
I have my chFildren, I have seen them grow,
I have a garden that is all the wBborld,
We come with nFothing, that's how we'll go,
And sBboon the spirit is coming to take me hFome,
Do not crCy for me, I am wBbith the sun,
Do not crCy for me, I am Bbin the wind,
Do not crCy for me, I am wBbith the stars,
And sBboon the spirit is coming to take me hFome,
Bb F Bb F
I am an Feagle, but I cannot fly,
And nBbow the spirit has come to take me hFome.

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Spirit

by Chris de Burgh

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Intro:

I was an eagle but I cannot fly,

I was a lion, but I run no more,

I was a river, but the river's dry,

Bb F

And soon the spirit is coming to take me home,

I've seen the sunrise in a thousand ways,

I've seen the wonder of a summer storm,

I've seen a mountain that touched the sky,

Bb F

And soon the spirit is coming to take me home,

C Bb

Do not cry for me, I am with the stars,

C Bb

Do not cry for me, I am in the wind,

C Bb

Do not cry for me, I am with the rain,

Bb F

And soon the spirit is coming to take me home,

I have my children, I have seen them grow,

I have a garden that is all the world,

We come with nothing, that's how we'll go,

Bb F

And soon the spirit is coming to take me home,

C Bb

Do not cry for me, I am with the sun,

C Bb

Do not cry for me, I am in the wind,

C Bb

Do not cry for me, I am with the stars,

Bb F

And soon the spirit is coming to take me home,

Bb F Bb F

I am an eagle, but I cannot fly,

Bb F

And now the spirit has come to take me home.

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