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Shine On Silver Sun

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Shine On Silver Sun by Strawbs
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO: G   C   G  C  
GOnce I sat upon a hill
To Cwatch the world go by
My Gfriend the young magician
Had forCbidden me to cry
But Am7I was the comedian
With the Dlaughs in short supDsus2ply
CHORUS:
GShine on Csilver Dsun
GShine on CeveryDone
GShine on Csilver Dsun
Shine ConG  C  G  
GThe sunlight filtered softly through
The Cpale and watery sky
To Gcatch the mirrored salmon
As it Crose to take the fly
The Am7flowers on the riverbank
Were Dleft alone to Dsus2die
CHORUS:
GShine on Csilver Dsun
GShine on CeveryDone
GShine on Csilver Dsun
Shine ConG  C  G  
BRIDGE:
The Dchurch bells sounded midnight
As I Am7rose to Dsay goodAm7bye
A solitary tear fell from
The Dcorner of my eye_____
CHORUS:
GShine on Csilver Dsun
GShine on CeveryDone
GShine on Csilver Dsun
GShine on CeveryDone
GShine on Csilver Dsun
GShine on CeveryDone
GShine on Csilver Dsun
Shine ConG  C  G  
Shine ConG  C  G  
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