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Discovery  by  Chris De Burgh
CAPO: 5th Fret
Lady Clove, go back to sleep, dry the Ftears from your Ceyes,
But I Amcannot stay with Emthee until the Dm7morning,G  
For the Fmaj7dawn is breaking, and my Amship is G6waiting for Emme, and I must Fgo,
But I'll be Cback, yes, beFfore this year is Gover
And we Csailed across the sea, ‘till we Ffound AmeriCca,
'Round the AmCape of Storms we Emset our sails for Dm7home,G  
And when the Fmaj7sea was roaring, and the AmLord I G6called to Emhelp my drowning Fmen, 
I saw the Clight, yes, the Fcandle in your Gwindow
And CI have Embrought you Fsilver, and CI have Embrought you Fgold,
          C          G               F   C/G- G  
And spices from the Indies in the hold
I've seen sChips on Emthe horFizon, that I'd Cswear were Emgoing Fdown,
         C           G                      F   C/G- G  
But now I know for certain, the world is round, 
I have Fseen, my Geyes have Cseen.
G F     C   G F   Dm7   G   Dm7   G
"Oh, one Cday", Emsays GaliFleo, "A Cman will Emreach the Fsky,"
            C           G                 F   C/G- G  
"And see the world completely, from outside"
And Cgazing Emdown from Fyonder, on a Cworld of Emblue and Fgreen,
              C         G                 F   C/G- G  
He'll say with eyes of wonder, "I have seen, 
I have Fseen, my Geyes have Cseen".

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Discovery

by Chris de Burgh

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Fmaj7

C/G

Discovery by Chris De Burgh

CAPO: 5th Fret

C F C

Lady love, go back to sleep, dry the tears from your eyes,

Am Em Dm7 G

But I cannot stay with thee until the morning,

Fmaj7 Am G6 Em F

For the dawn is breaking, and my ship is waiting for me, and I must go,

C F G

But I'll be back, yes, before this year is over

C F C

And we sailed across the sea, ‘till we found America,

Am Em Dm7 G

'Round the Cape of Storms we set our sails for home,

Fmaj7 Am G6 Em F

And when the sea was roaring, and the Lord I called to help my drowning men,

C F G

I saw the light, yes, the candle in your window

C Em F C Em F

And I have brought you silver, and I have brought you gold,

C G F C/G G

And spices from the Indies in the hold

C Em F C Em F

I've seen ships on the horizon, that I'd swear were going down,

C G F C/G G

But now I know for certain, the world is round,

F G C

I have seen, my eyes have seen.

G F C G F Dm7 G Dm7 G

C Em F C Em F

"Oh, one day", says Galileo, "A man will reach the sky,"

C G F C/G G

"And see the world completely, from outside"

C Em F C Em F

And gazing down from yonder, on a world of blue and green,

C G F C/G G

He'll say with eyes of wonder, "I have seen,

F G C

I have seen, my eyes have seen".

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