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FAIRPORT CONVENTION
"SUN SHADE"
FAIRPORT CONVENTION (1968)
C././././  Gm/./././
CDying's not Gmeasy today
Trying but can't get away
FmFeel just the almost touch of hDber hand
And the trees in hF#er hair
FmEyes flood the sun, she saw onlF#my me in the Fmsky
F#mWhat could be Fmhigher Gmthan Cmwe
Cm Gm Cm Gm
Fm  Gm
CWind grows cold Gmin the trees
CShe cries so harGmd to please
FmMy restless feet, the rain in thDbe street
F#And her Vanity DbFair
DbSighs in the eyFmes of the boarding-house F#mlady who Fstares
F#mThinking I FcaFmre
(Guitar solo- )
Keep repeating
Fm./././ Gm 
CSo it's a long Gmdusty road
CFeelings I shouldn't Gmhave showed
FmFollow me with a sweet bird
When I'm ready to F#faint
FmLights like thAbese burn so F#mbright
F#mKeep me out of my Fmshade
AWish I could FmfaGmde
FmJust see me fGmade
Just see me fade
FmJust see me fGmade
Just see me fade
Just see me fade
FmSee me fGmade

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Sun Shade

by Fairport Convention

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FAIRPORT CONVENTION

"SUN SHADE"

FAIRPORT CONVENTION (1968)

C././././ Gm/./././

C Gm

Dying's not easy today

Trying but can't get away

Fm Db

Feel just the almost touch of her hand

And the trees in her hair

Fm F#m Fm

Eyes flood the sun, she saw only me in the sky

F#m Fm Gm Cm

What could be higher than we

Cm Gm Cm Gm

Fm Gm

C Gm

Wind grows cold in the trees

C Gm

She cries so hard to please

Fm Db

My restless feet, the rain in the street

F# Db

And her Vanity Fair

Db Fm F#m F

Sighs in the eyes of the boarding-house lady who stares

F#m F Fm

Thinking I care

(Guitar solo- )

Keep repeating

Fm./././ Gm

C Gm

So it's a long dusty road

C Gm

Feelings I shouldn't have showed

Follow me with a sweet bird

When I'm ready to faint

Fm Ab F#m

Lights like these burn so bright

F#m Fm

Keep me out of my shade

A Fm Gm

Wish I could fade

Fm Gm

Just see me fade

Fm Gm

Just see me fade

Fm Gm

See me fade

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