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04. A Night on the River                    3:48    Gunter Kohl
07. The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born)      4:25    NBA96
13. The Last Time I Cried                   5:32    NBA96
01. Sailing Away 4:58
Capo 3
Intro:
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F
WAmaiting at the water's edge,
WAmatching all the ships as they are hCeading for the hFarbour wGall,
I was jAmust a boy, FI was jAmust a boy,
DrFeaming of the wAmide world, drFeaming of the wAmide world,F  
WAmatching as they disappear,
RAmeading out the names of all the plCaces I have nFever bGeen,
Looking Amout to sea, Fstaring Amout to sea,
DrFeaming of a wAmide world, drFeaming of the wAmide world,F  
ODmoh, oAmoh, oDmoh, oGoh,
I wish I was sCailC/Ging awFay, sCailC/Ging awFay,
SCailC/Ging awFay, Gwith yAmou tonight, Fwith yAmou tonight,F  
Am   F Am   F
WAmalking down another street,
AmUnderneath the red lights, I am wCatching where the shFadows fGall,
Looking Amat the girls, Flistening tAmo the girls,
DrFeaming of a nAmew world, drFeaming of that Amnew world,F  
ODmoh, oAmoh, oDmoh, oGoh,
I wish I was sCailC/Ging awFay, sCailC/Ging awFay,
SCailC/Ging awFay, Gin your Amarms tonight, Fin your Amarms tonight,F  
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F
I wish I was sCailC/Ging awFay, sCailC/Ging awFay,
SCailC/Ging awFay, Gwith yAmou now, Fwith yAmou now.F..
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F
Am   F Am   F
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02. Carry Me (Like a Fire in Your Heart) (Chords) 4:24
C F C F C Dm G C
    There is an Canswer, sFome day we will knGow,
    and you will Cask her, whFy she had to gGo.
    We lEmive and dAmie, we lEmaugh and we crAmy,
    and yFou must take awCay the pain,
    befFore you can begGin to live agCain.
So let it stCart, my frFiend let it stCart,
let the tFears come rColling from the hDmeart,G  
and whEen you nAmeed a lFight in the lConely nFights,
carry me Clike a fGire in your hAmeart,F  
carry me Clike a Gfire in your hCeart.   F    C             F  
    There is a rCiver rFolling to the sGea,
    you will be wCith her for Fall etGernity.
    But wEme that remAmain need you hEmere agAmain,
    so hFold her in your mCemory,
    and begFin to make the shGadows disappCear.
So let it stCart, my frFiend let it stCart,
let the lFove come rColling from your hDmeart,G  
and whEen you nAmeed a lFight in the lConely nFights,
carry me Clike a fGire in your hAmeart,F  
carry me Clike a Gfire in your hCeart.F  
C F C F C Dm G
E Am F C F C G C F
So let it stCart, my frFiend let it stCart,
let the lFove come rColling from your hDmeart,G  
and whEen you nAmeed a lFight in the lConely nFights,
carry me Clike a fGire in your hAmeart,F  
carry me Clike a Gfire in your hCeart.
C F C F C Dm G
E Am F C F
carry me Clike a fGire in your hAmeart,F  
carry me Clike a Gfire in your hCeart.
C F C F C Dm G
E__Am___F__C__F__C__G__Am___F_________________________________________________________________________________
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CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO:  G   Em   Am  G  
EmOh how, at the journey's end
I lie in the heat of the night
Feeling the Amheartache, wondering Emwhy
I want a Amfriend, I want a friend
To lay down beEmside me
I want a Cfriend, I want her now
Someone who Amknows what I mean when I Dsay
CHORUS:
That I need Gtender hands to hold me, 
I need Etender hands tonight
Will you Amlay them on my shoulders
Will you Glay them on my Deyes
And I need Gtender hands to take me
All the Eway to paradiseAm  
CThen, when it's Gover
I need Ctender hands to Dhold me through the Gnight
EmTouch me with your velvet mouth
I will give all the love that I have
Under the Ammoonlight, reaching your Emheart
Where are you Amnow, where are you now
Come out of the Emshadows
Where are you Cnow, I want you now
You know that AmI cannot always be Dstrong
CHORUS:
And I need Gtender hands to hold me
I need Etender hands tonight
Will you Amlay them on my shoulders
Will you Glay them on my Deyes
And I need Gtender hands to take me
All the Eway to paradiseAm  
CThen, when it's Gover
I need Ctender hands to Dhold me through the Gnight
BRIDGE:
I am Bbonly a voice in a city of noise
Can you Chear me this time
I see the Bbstorm grow
There's a light in the Cdesert toGnight
CHORUS:
And I need Gtender hands
Give me Etender hands
Will you Amlay them on my shouldersG  
Oh Doh, give me Gtender hands to take me
All the Eway to paradiseAm  
CThen, when it's Gover
I have Ctender hands to Dhold you through the Emnight
Darling, my Ctender hands will Dhold you through the Gnight
OUTRO: (fade toward end)
I want your Gtender handsEm  
You have Gtender handsEm  
I want those Gtender handsEm  
GTender handsEm  
04. A Night on the River 3:48
GNaked and frozen at the side of a lake,
AmI think I've gone and made my big mistake,D  
GI took her swimming, we had a fiEmght,
Now my clothes aAmnd the lady are well out of sight,D  
And it looCks like I'm heading foDr a night on__ the Griver,D/F#  Em  Em/D  
CUnder the moon aDnd the stars,Em  
CLooks like I'm heading Dfor a night on__ the GriverD/F#,Em  
(Just) me Cand my beating heG/Bart, singing in Amthe dark.D  G  
 G-  C-  G-  D-  G-  C-  G-  D-  C-  G-  D-  Em-  C-  D- G  
Oh,----------------------------------------------------------
BI think she owes me an explanation,
EmShe's got the whip hand in this situation,
If I Atry to tell her just the way I feel,
It could stDart the whole thing all over again,
Ooh, I Cthink I'm heading Dfor a night on__ the Griver,D/F#  Em  
CUnder the moon aDnd the stars,Em  
CCould be I'm heading Dfor a night on__ the GriverD/F#,Em  
But I Csee the lights G/Bof a car, shiniAmng in the dDark,G  
Capo 3
Intro: G  
I've got lGeather on my shoes,
And I've got a drCeam to lGive,
There is nEmothing left to lGose,
So I'm gCoing,D  
I've got a sGuitcase here in my hand,
And I've got a hCungry hGeart,
And I'm gCoing to jDoin the mGillions,
There befCore me, Don the freedom roadG,D  
No-one's cGoming to my door,
And all my frCiends have gGone,
There's no wEmork here anymGore,
It's desCerted,D  
And though I knGow I hate to leave,
From this lCand that I lGove,
There's a nCew tomDorrow wGaiting,
Yes it's shCining Don the freedom roadG,
 COn the frDeedom roadG,
Oh sometEmimes it's going to be lBmonely,
SometCimes it wDill be sGad,
But I've gBot to keep on gEmoing,
Until I hAmold that promised lDand in the palm of my hand,
Nothing vGentured, nothing gained or won,
Without a hCard fGight,
We would nEmever reach the sGun,
Without trCying,D  
And when we're a mGillion miles from home,
Out in the stCarry nGight,
We will sCee we're nDot alGone,
In the hCeavens, Dout on freedom roadEm,
 COut on frDeedom roadG,D  
G C G Em G C D
G C G C D G C
 DOut on freedom roadG, D  
G C G Em G C D
G C G C D G C
 DOut on freedom roadG,D  
G C G Em G C D
G__C__G__C__D__G__C_______________________________________________________________________________________
Capo 3
SGuddenly love comes in and fCinds me on opDen ground,
NEbowhere to hB7ide, nowhEmere to run, there's no tDurning bCack,
And a journey has jDust begunC,D  
SGuddenly love breaks down the dCoors, there is sDinging inside,
And Eball of the light B7that's in yEmour eyes, shining hDere tonCight,
Has woken the mDan in me, and the woman in yoEmu,D  C  
The wDoman in yoGu,D  C  
DAll night, heads on the pillow, and Geyes that are nCever shDut,
DAll night, rain on the window, but Ginside, we hCave so mDuch,
SGuddenly love takes me awCay where I've nevDer been,
ShEbows me a wB7orld I have nevEmer seen, I could Donly drCeam,
That I ever would fDind myself with a lover like yoEmu,D  C  
A lDover like yGou,D  C  
DAll night, heads on the pillow, and Geyes that are nCever shDut,
DAll night, body to body, and thrGilling to Cevery tDouch,
Oh, sGuddenly love takes me awCay where I've nevDer been,
It shEbows me a wB7orld I have nevEmer seen, and I just wDant to bCe,
Alone in your mystDery, love me Ebover and over, and Fover and over Gagain.Eb  F  G  
07. The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born) 4:25
Capo 3
Verse 1:
A child is bDorn Gon a battlefDield,
A soldier bF#moy fGalls to his knAees,
And a woman crGies in joy and pF#main,
When will we lAive in pGeace agDain?
Verse 2:
A child is bDorn Gwhere the wild wind blDows,
In a country tF#morn Gfrom the south to the nAorth,
And a family rGuns from day to dF#may,
When will we sAee our hGome agBmain?
Chorus:
When will we sGee the simple trF#uth,
The only thBming that's worth a dGamn,
The life of a chEm7ild is more than a fDoreAst,
The life of a chEm7ild is more than a bDordAer, 
Could ever bBme.G  Em7  D  A  
Verse 3:
A child is bDorn Gin the desert sDun,
A tiny lF#mife hGas just begAun,
And a mother crGies for her hungry bF#mabe,
When will I fAeed my bGoy agDain?
Verse 4:
A child is bDorn Gto an ordinary hDome,
East or wF#mest, Git could be anyAone,
But we all want to knGow, will my child survive to F#msee the day,
When we wAill be secGure agBmain?
Chorus: 
When will we sGee the simple trF#uth,
That the only thBming that's worth a dGamn,
The life of a chEm7ild is more than a fDoreAst, 
The life of a chEm7ild is more than a bDordAer,
The life of a chEm7ild is more than relDigiAon, 
The life of a chEm7ild is only a hDeartbAeat from eternitBmy,
We must belGieve, for the sEm7ake of hDumanitAy,
We must belGieve!!!Em7  D  A  Bm  G  Em7  D  A  Bm  G  
For the sEm7ake of hDumanitAy, we must belieBmve.G  Em7  D  A  G  
Capo 5
     C-  Am-      Dm  G  
                           Missing you.
    CI've been mAmissing you,       DmmGissing you.
    CI've got the roses, AI've got the wine,
    Dmwith a little luck she will be hGere on time.
    CThis is the place we Amused to go,
    with rDmomantic music and the lEights down low.
    And as you stAmand there amazed at the dFoor,
    and you're wEmondering what all this is for,F  
    it's just a sCimple thing, from mAme to you,
    the lDmady that I adGore, 'cause there's Dmsomething
    that you should knGow, it's that …
CI've been mAmissing you, mDmore than words can sGay,
and that CI've been thAminking about it every dDmay,G  
and the tCime we hAmad just dFancing nice and slFmow,
and I said, nCow I've fAmound you, I'm nDmever letting gGo.G7  
    CThere is no reason to the thAings that we do,
    Dmyou can break a heart with just a wGord or two,
    Cand take a lifetime to apAmologise,
    Dmwhen the one you love's in frEont of your eyes.
    And I will fAmall to my knees like a fFool,
    if it's the Emonly way of getting through,F  
    you see, if CI think you are bAmeautiful,
    someone Dmelse is going to feel it, too,G  
    so there's Dmonly one thing to dGo, tell you that …
CI've been mAmissing you, mDmore than words can sGay,
and that CI've been thAminking about it every dDmay,G  
and the tCime we hAmad just dFancing nice and slFmow,
and I said, nCow I've fAmound you, I'm nDmever letting gGo.
    No, nCow I've fAmound you, I'm nDmever letting - - -
           C-  Am-  Dm- G  
    go.
              C           Am-  Dm- G  
    I've been missing you.         (3x) ….
Intro: A  
When I'm lAying in the arms of the woman I love,
And the dDark clouds around me that often surround me
Just fall away into the night, I'm not scared anymAore,
When I cAan't sleep at night and I just stare at the moon,
To knDow that you're with me, and the love that you give me,
Keeps me from falling apart, I'm not scared anymAore,
OoDoh, you are nAear,
OoDoh, you are hAere,
When I thAink about the ways of the other world,
Well I belDieve they can see us, believe they are with us,
Hear every word that we speak, I'm not scared anymAore,
OF#mooooEooDooAh, they can hF#mear every word that we sEay,
OF#mooooEooDooC#mh, when DI have my lover with mEsuse,E  
I'm not scared anymAore, D  
I'm not scared anymAore,D  
When I'm lAooking at my children and the world where we live in,
Well I knDow I'll protect them with the power of my love,
To the very last drop of my blood, I'm not scared anymAore,
Can you hDear me, I am nAear,
Can you sDee me, I am hAere
D A D A
D A D A
D A D A
When I'm lAying in the arms of the woman I love,
I'm completely at peace with the world,D  
I'm not scared anymAore,D  
I'm not scared anymAore, D  
I'm not scared anymAore.
INTRO:  Em   C   Em   D  
EmOh, there is a place where the Gwild men go,
When it's Dlate at night and on the Cradio,
EmThey're telling everybody, Gstay at home,
DIt's no time for you to Cbe alone,
It is a place on the Bedge of town,
Just Emshining in a Dhell-fire Clight (they're waiting),
EmAnd if you're there, Dkeep going on,
They're Cwaiting deep inBside___
CHORUS:
EmDon't look back
Women in the Cred and black,
D-D-EmDon't look back
They're gonna take your Dheart away,
I'm telling you, Emdon't look back
Women in the Cred and black,
D-D-EmDon't look back
They're gonna steal your Dheart away,
I should have known Embetter
Well, Jimmy Pellin was a Gfriend of mine,
But he Dwent out there one too Cmany times,
EmI saw him running down the Grailroad track,
And I Dtell you boys, he ain't a-Ccoming back,
The early morning is their Bfavourite time,
To find Emsomebody Dout on their Cown (they're waiting),
EmThey're waving arms and Dflashing lights,
CStanding out on the Broad___
CHORUS:
EmDon't look back
Women in the Cred and black,
D-D-EmDon't look back
They're gonna take your Dheart away,
I should have known Embetter,
SAX Break:  Em   G   D   C   Em   G   D  C  
So, if you're going to the Bedge of town,
Don't Emlose in a Dhell-fire Clight, (they're waiting)
EmAnd if you're passing, Dkeep going on,
They're Cwaiting there toBnight
OUTRO:
EmDon't look backC  
D-D-EmDon't look back,D  
I beg you, Emdon't look back,
Women in the Cred and black,
D-D-EmDon't look back,
They're gonna steal your Dheart away,
I should have known Embetter (don't look Cback),
DShould have known Embetter (don't look Cback),
I Dshould have known Embetter (don't look Cback),
DShould have known Embetter (don't look Cback),
I Dshould have known Embetter.
Chords:  EADGBe
       A7x02020
       Amx02210
     Am/G302010
      Am7x02010
        Cx32010
       Dmxx0321
       E7020100
        F133211
       Fm133111
        G320033
      G/Bx20033
    Gm/Bbx10033
Capo 3
Intro: C  
 PlCenty of timG/Be to tGm/Bburn out the lA7ight,
 DmI want to keep this fFmeeling inside, for a lCittle more,
 It mE7ust be a Daddy's prAmide and joyAm/G, a little bFaby boy,
 Is lCying in my arms here tonGight,
 TCears in my G/Beyes when I sGm/Bbaw you being bA7orn,
 DmSo much emotion, wFmords cannot form, so I'll lCet it be,
 E7Only to say it's yAmou and meAm/G, for etFernity,
 I wCish you a wonderful lGife,
 And I'm Conly, Am7  F  G  
 I'm Conly, Am7  F  G  
 I'm Conly,Am7  F  
 Just a wGord awCay,Am7  F  G  
 CI will be nG/Bear whenGm/Bbever you cA7all, 
 DmPick you up whenFmever you fall, 'till the dCay will come, 
 YE7ou'll think you're out there Amon your ownAm/G, but you're nFot alone,
 RemCember that I will be hGere,
 And I'm Conly, Am7  F  G  
 I'm Conly, Am7  F  G  
 I'm Conly,Am7  F  
 Just a wGord awCay,Am7  F  G  
C G/B Gm/Bb A7 Dm Fm C
 Your sE7ister Rosanna's fAmast asleepAm/G, so it's tFime for me,
 To whCisper I love you, goodnGight,
 And I'm Conly, Am7  F  G  
 I'm Conly, Am7  F  G  
 I'm Conly,Am7  F  
 Just a wGord awAmay,Am/G  F  
 Just a wGord awCay.F  C  G  
 CMmm, G/Bmmm, Gm/Bbmmm, mA7mm, Dmmmm, Fmmmm,C  
Dm  Dm  Bb  Am  Gm C
Dm  C Bb C  Dm  C Bb  C  F
C Dm  Bb  Am  Gm C
Dm  Bb C Dm  C Bb  C  F
Dm Bb Am Bb F C Dm
 DmBrother, can you spare me food
 And gBbive me a drink of wine?C  
 DmI've been traveling on this road
 For sBbuch a long, long time
 AmI have seen the wonders
 But most amBbazing of them all
 I belFieve I've sCeen the fBbace
 Of the rCisen LDmordC  Gm  F  Dm  
 DmOn a night like this there came
 A strBbanger on the roadC  
 DmI saw him stumble, heard him fall
 I hBbelped him with his load
 The fAmurther that we walked
 Well, the hBbeavier it became
 And I belFieve I've fCelt the wBbeight
 From anCother wDmorld, Coh, Dmoh, Amoh, DmohGm  A  Dm  Bb  Am  Bb  F  C  Dm  
Intro:
Dm C Dm C Dm
The lDmast time I cried, I was sitting home,
And it was dCeep in the night,
StBbaring at the shadows and the flDmickering lights,
Giving all that I hAmad, to take them awDmay,
Giving all that I hCad, to make them pDmay,
The lDmast time I cried, I could see the people,
Long agCo in the rain,
WBbaiting as the soldiers put them Dmall on a train,
And the hands on the bAmars, the eyes full of tDmears,
And the word is the sCame, for a thousand yDmears,
ElBbi Eli Lama, oh LCord, you have forsBbaken mFe,
ElDmi Eli LamBba, oh LCord, you have forBbsakCen mDme,
The lDmast time I cried, I could not believe it,
When I hCeld on a face,
StBbaring at a soldier with his gDmun in the rain,
It was the face of a chAmild, my child here aslDmeep,
And the soldier who smCiled, the man was mDme,
ElBbi Eli Lama, oh LCord, you have forsBbaken mFe,
ElDmi Eli LamBba, oh whCy, have you forBbsakCen mDme?C  Dm  C  Dm  
ElBbi Eli Lama, oh LCord, you have forBbsakCen mDme,
 The lDmast time I cried, the lBbast time I cried,
 CThe lDmast time I cried, the lBbast time I cried,C  Dm  Bb  C  Dm  Bb  
 CThe lDmast time I cried, Bb  
 CThe lDmast time I cried, Bb  
 CThe lDmast time I cried, Bb  
 CThe lDmast time I cried, Bb  
 The lCast time,Dm  

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Flying Colours

by Chris de Burgh

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

D/F#

Em/D

G/B

F#m

Em7

C#m

04. A Night on the River 3:48 Gunter Kohl

07. The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born) 4:25 NBA96

13. The Last Time I Cried 5:32 NBA96

01. Sailing Away 4:58

Capo 3

Intro:

Am F Am F

Waiting at the water's edge,

Am C F G

Watching all the ships as they are heading for the harbour wall,

Am F Am

I was just a boy, I was just a boy,

F Am F Am F

Dreaming of the wide world, dreaming of the wide world,

Watching as they disappear,

Am C F G

Reading out the names of all the places I have never been,

Am F Am

Looking out to sea, staring out to sea,

F Am F Am F

Dreaming of a wide world, dreaming of the wide world,

Dm Am Dm G

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,

C C/G F C C/G F

I wish I was sailing away, sailing away,

C C/G F G Am F Am F

Sailing away, with you tonight, with you tonight,

Am F Am F

Walking down another street,

Am C F G

Underneath the red lights, I am watching where the shadows fall,

Am F Am

Looking at the girls, listening to the girls,

F Am F Am F

Dreaming of a new world, dreaming of that new world,

Dm Am Dm G

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,

C C/G F C C/G F

I wish I was sailing away, sailing away,

C C/G F G Am F Am F

Sailing away, in your arms tonight, in your arms tonight,

Am F Am F

C C/G F C C/G F

I wish I was sailing away, sailing away,

C C/G F G Am F Am F

Sailing away, with you now, with you now...

Am F Am F

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02. Carry Me (Like a Fire in Your Heart) (Chords) 4:24

C F C F C Dm G C

C F G

There is an answer, some day we will know,

C F G

and you will ask her, why she had to go.

Em Am Em Am

We live and die, we laugh and we cry,

F C

and you must take away the pain,

F G C

before you can begin to live again.

C F C

So let it start, my friend let it start,

F C Dm G

let the tears come rolling from the heart,

E Am F C F

and when you need a light in the lonely nights,

C G Am F

carry me like a fire in your heart,

C G C F C F

carry me like a fire in your heart.

C F G

There is a river rolling to the sea,

C F G

you will be with her for all eternity.

Em Am Em Am

But we that remain need you here again,

F C

so hold her in your memory,

F G C

and begin to make the shadows disappear.

C F C

So let it start, my friend let it start,

F C Dm G

let the love come rolling from your heart,

E Am F C F

and when you need a light in the lonely nights,

C G Am F

carry me like a fire in your heart,

C G C F

carry me like a fire in your heart.

C F C F C Dm G

E Am F C F C G C F

C F C

So let it start, my friend let it start,

F C Dm G

let the love come rolling from your heart,

E Am F C F

and when you need a light in the lonely nights,

C G Am F

carry me like a fire in your heart,

C G C

carry me like a fire in your heart.

C F C F C Dm G

E Am F C F

C G Am F

carry me like a fire in your heart,

C G C

carry me like a fire in your heart.

C F C F C Dm G

E Am F C F C G Am F

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CAPO: 3rd Fret

G Em Am G

INTRO:

Oh how, at the journey's end

I lie in the heat of the night

Am Em

Feeling the heartache, wondering why

I want a friend, I want a friend

To lay down beside me

I want a friend, I want her now

Am D

Someone who knows what I mean when I say

CHORUS:

That I need tender hands to hold me,

I need tender hands tonight

Will you lay them on my shoulders

G D

Will you lay them on my eyes

And I need tender hands to take me

E Am

All the way to paradise

C G

Then, when it's over

C D G

I need tender hands to hold me through the night

Touch me with your velvet mouth

I will give all the love that I have

Am Em

Under the moonlight, reaching your heart

Where are you now, where are you now

Come out of the shadows

Where are you now, I want you now

Am D

You know that I cannot always be strong

CHORUS:

And I need tender hands to hold me

I need tender hands tonight

Will you lay them on my shoulders

G D

Will you lay them on my eyes

And I need tender hands to take me

E Am

All the way to paradise

C G

Then, when it's over

C D G

I need tender hands to hold me through the night

BRIDGE:

I am only a voice in a city of noise

Can you hear me this time

I see the storm grow

C G

There's a light in the desert tonight

CHORUS:

And I need tender hands

Give me tender hands

Am G

Will you lay them on my shoulders

D G

Oh oh, give me tender hands to take me

E Am

All the way to paradise

C G

Then, when it's over

C D Em

I have tender hands to hold you through the night

C D G

Darling, my tender hands will hold you through the night

OUTRO: (fade toward end)

G Em

I want your tender hands

G Em

You have tender hands

G Em

I want those tender hands

G Em

Tender hands

04. A Night on the River 3:48

Naked and frozen at the side of a lake,

Am D

I think I've gone and made my big mistake,

G Em

I took her swimming, we had a fight,

Am D

Now my clothes and the lady are well out of sight,

C D G D/F# Em Em/D

And it looks like I'm heading for a night on__ the river,

C D Em

Under the moon and the stars,

C D G D/F# Em

Looks like I'm heading for a night on__ the river,

C G/B Am D G

(Just) me and my beating heart, singing in the dark.

G C G D G C G D C G D Em C D G

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Oh,----------------------------------------------------------

I think she owes me an explanation,

She's got the whip hand in this situation,

If I try to tell her just the way I feel,

It could start the whole thing all over again,

C D G D/F# Em

Ooh, I think I'm heading for a night on__ the river,

C D Em

Under the moon and the stars,

C D G D/F# Em

Could be I'm heading for a night on__ the river,

C G/B Am D G

But I see the lights of a car, shining in the dark,

Capo 3

Intro:

I've got leather on my shoes,

C G

And I've got a dream to live,

Em G

There is nothing left to lose,

C D

So I'm going,

I've got a suitcase here in my hand,

C G

And I've got a hungry heart,

C D G

And I'm going to join the millions,

C D G D

There before me, on the freedom road,

No-one's coming to my door,

C G

And all my friends have gone,

Em G

There's no work here anymore,

C D

It's deserted,

And though I know I hate to leave,

C G

From this land that I love,

C D G

There's a new tomorrow waiting,

C D G

Yes it's shining on the freedom road,

C D G

On the freedom road,

Em Bm

Oh sometimes it's going to be lonely,

C D G

Sometimes it will be sad,

B Em

But I've got to keep on going,

Am D

Until I hold that promised land in the palm of my hand,

Nothing ventured, nothing gained or won,

C G

Without a hard fight,

Em G

We would never reach the sun,

C D

Without trying,

And when we're a million miles from home,

C G

Out in the starry night,

C D G

We will see we're not alone,

C D Em

In the heavens, out on freedom road,

C D G D

Out on freedom road,

G C G Em G C D

G C G C D G C

D G D

Out on freedom road,

G C G Em G C D

G C G C D G C

D G D

Out on freedom road,

G C G Em G C D

G C G C D G C

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Capo 3

G C D

Suddenly love comes in and finds me on open ground,

Eb B7 Em D C

Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run, there's no turning back,

D C D

And a journey has just begun,

G C D

Suddenly love breaks down the doors, there is singing inside,

Eb B7 Em D C

And all of the light that's in your eyes, shining here tonight,

D Em D C

Has woken the man in me, and the woman in you,

D G D C

The woman in you,

D G C D

All night, heads on the pillow, and eyes that are never shut,

D G C D

All night, rain on the window, but inside, we have so much,

G C D

Suddenly love takes me away where I've never been,

Eb B7 Em D C

Shows me a world I have never seen, I could only dream,

D Em D C

That I ever would find myself with a lover like you,

D G D C

A lover like you,

D G C D

All night, heads on the pillow, and eyes that are never shut,

D G C D

All night, body to body, and thrilling to every touch,

G C D

Oh, suddenly love takes me away where I've never been,

Eb B7 Em D C

It shows me a world I have never seen, and I just want to be,

D Eb F G Eb F G

Alone in your mystery, love me over and over, and over and over again.

07. The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born) 4:25

Capo 3

Verse 1:

D G D

A child is born on a battlefield,

F#m G A

A soldier boy falls to his knees,

G F#m

And a woman cries in joy and pain,

A G D

When will we live in peace again?

Verse 2:

D G D

A child is born where the wild wind blows,

F#m G A

In a country torn from the south to the north,

G F#m

And a family runs from day to day,

A G Bm

When will we see our home again?

Chorus:

G F#

When will we see the simple truth,

Bm G

The only thing that's worth a damn,

Em7 D A

The life of a child is more than a forest,

Em7 D A

The life of a child is more than a border,

Bm G Em7 D A

Could ever be.

Verse 3:

D G D

A child is born in the desert sun,

F#m G A

A tiny life has just begun,

G F#m

And a mother cries for her hungry babe,

A G D

When will I feed my boy again?

Verse 4:

D G D

A child is born to an ordinary home,

F#m G A

East or west, it could be anyone,

G F#m

But we all want to know, will my child survive to see the day,

A G Bm

When we will be secure again?

Chorus:

G F#

When will we see the simple truth,

Bm G

That the only thing that's worth a damn,

Em7 D A

The life of a child is more than a forest,

Em7 D A

The life of a child is more than a border,

Em7 D A

The life of a child is more than religion,

Em7 D A Bm

The life of a child is only a heartbeat from eternity,

G Em7 D A

We must believe, for the sake of humanity,

G Em7 D A Bm G Em7 D A Bm G

We must believe!!!

Em7 D A Bm G Em7 D A G

For the sake of humanity, we must believe.

Capo 5

C Am Dm G

- -

Missing you.

C Am Dm G

I've been missing you, missing you.

C A

I've got the roses, I've got the wine,

Dm G

with a little luck she will be here on time.

C Am

This is the place we used to go,

Dm E

with romantic music and the lights down low.

Am F

And as you stand there amazed at the door,

Em F

and you're wondering what all this is for,

C Am

it's just a simple thing, from me to you,

Dm G Dm

the lady that I adore, 'cause there's something

that you should know, it's that …

C Am Dm G

I've been missing you, more than words can say,

C Am Dm G

and that I've been thinking about it every day,

C Am F Fm

and the time we had just dancing nice and slow,

C Am Dm G G7

and I said, now I've found you, I'm never letting go.

C A

There is no reason to the things that we do,

Dm G

you can break a heart with just a word or two,

C Am

and take a lifetime to apologise,

Dm E

when the one you love's in front of your eyes.

Am F

And I will fall to my knees like a fool,

Em F

if it's the only way of getting through,

C Am

you see, if I think you are beautiful,

Dm G

someone else is going to feel it, too,

Dm G

so there's only one thing to do, tell you that …

C Am Dm G

I've been missing you, more than words can say,

C Am Dm G

and that I've been thinking about it every day,

C Am F Fm

and the time we had just dancing nice and slow,

C Am Dm G

and I said, now I've found you, I'm never letting go.

C Am Dm

No, now I've found you, I'm never letting - - -

C Am Dm G

- - -

go.

C Am Dm G

- -

I've been missing you. (3x) ….

Intro:

When I'm lying in the arms of the woman I love,

And the dark clouds around me that often surround me

Just fall away into the night, I'm not scared anymore,

When I can't sleep at night and I just stare at the moon,

To know that you're with me, and the love that you give me,

Keeps me from falling apart, I'm not scared anymore,

D A

Oooh, you are near,

D A

Oooh, you are here,

When I think about the ways of the other world,

Well I believe they can see us, believe they are with us,

Hear every word that we speak, I'm not scared anymore,

F#m E D A F#m E

Oooooooooh, they can hear every word that we say,

F#m E D C#m D Esus E

Oooooooooh, when I have my lover with me,

A D

I'm not scared anymore,

A D

I'm not scared anymore,

When I'm looking at my children and the world where we live in,

Well I know I'll protect them with the power of my love,

To the very last drop of my blood, I'm not scared anymore,

D A

Can you hear me, I am near,

D A

Can you see me, I am here

D A D A

When I'm lying in the arms of the woman I love,

I'm completely at peace with the world,

A D

I'm not scared anymore,

A D

I'm not scared anymore,

I'm not scared anymore.

Em C Em D

INTRO:

Em G

Oh, there is a place where the wild men go,

D C

When it's late at night and on the radio,

Em G

They're telling everybody, stay at home,

D C

It's no time for you to be alone,

It is a place on the edge of town,

Em D C

Just shining in a hell-fire light (they're waiting),

Em D

And if you're there, keep going on,

C B

They're waiting deep inside___

CHORUS:

Don't look back

Women in the red and black,

D-D-Don't look back

They're gonna take your heart away,

I'm telling you, don't look back

Women in the red and black,

D-D-Don't look back

They're gonna steal your heart away,

I should have known better

Well, Jimmy Pellin was a friend of mine,

D C

But he went out there one too many times,

Em G

I saw him running down the railroad track,

D C

And I tell you boys, he ain't a-coming back,

The early morning is their favourite time,

Em D C

To find somebody out on their own (they're waiting),

Em D

They're waving arms and flashing lights,

C B

Standing out on the road___

CHORUS:

Don't look back

Women in the red and black,

D-D-Don't look back

They're gonna take your heart away,

I should have known better,

Em G D C Em G D C

SAX Break:

So, if you're going to the edge of town,

Em D C

Don't lose in a hell-fire light, (they're waiting)

Em D

And if you're passing, keep going on,

C B

They're waiting there tonight

OUTRO:

Em C

Don't look back

Em D

D-D-Don't look back,

I beg you, don't look back,

Women in the red and black,

D-D-Don't look back,

They're gonna steal your heart away,

Em C

I should have known better (don't look back),

D Em C

Should have known better (don't look back),

D Em C

I should have known better (don't look back),

D Em C

Should have known better (don't look back),

D Em

I should have known better.

Chords: EADGBe

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x02210

Am/G

302010

Am7

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x32010

xx0321

020100

133211

133111

320033

G/B

x20033

Gm/Bb

x10033

Capo 3

Intro:

C G/B Gm/Bb A7

Plenty of time to turn out the light,

Dm Fm C

I want to keep this feeling inside, for a little more,

E7 Am Am/G F

It must be a Daddy's pride and joy, a little baby boy,

C G

Is lying in my arms here tonight,

C G/B Gm/Bb A7

Tears in my eyes when I saw you being born,

Dm Fm C

So much emotion, words cannot form, so I'll let it be,

E7 Am Am/G F

Only to say it's you and me, for eternity,

C G

I wish you a wonderful life,

C Am7 F G

And I'm only,

C Am7 F G

I'm only,

C Am7 F

I'm only,

G C Am7 F G

Just a word away,

C G/B Gm/Bb A7

I will be near whenever you call,

Dm Fm C

Pick you up whenever you fall, 'till the day will come,

E7 Am Am/G F

You'll think you're out there on your own, but you're not alone,

C G

Remember that I will be here,

C Am7 F G

And I'm only,

C Am7 F G

I'm only,

C Am7 F

I'm only,

G C Am7 F G

Just a word away,

C G/B Gm/Bb A7 Dm Fm C

E7 Am Am/G F

Your sister Rosanna's fast asleep, so it's time for me,

C G

To whisper I love you, goodnight,

C Am7 F G

And I'm only,

C Am7 F G

I'm only,

C Am7 F

I'm only,

G Am Am/G F

Just a word away,

G C F C G

Just a word away.

C G/B Gm/Bb A7 Dm Fm C

Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm,

Dm Dm Bb Am Gm C

Dm C Bb C Dm C Bb C F

C Dm Bb Am Gm C

Dm Bb C Dm C Bb C F

Dm Bb Am Bb F C Dm

Brother, can you spare me food

Bb C

And give me a drink of wine?

I've been traveling on this road

For such a long, long time

I have seen the wonders

But most amazing of them all

F C Bb

I believe I've seen the face

C Dm C Gm F Dm

Of the risen Lord

On a night like this there came

Bb C

A stranger on the road

I saw him stumble, heard him fall

I helped him with his load

The further that we walked

Well, the heavier it became

F C Bb

And I believe I've felt the weight

C Dm C Dm Am Dm Gm A Dm Bb Am Bb F C Dm

From another world, oh, oh, oh, oh

Intro:

Dm C Dm C Dm

The last time I cried, I was sitting home,

And it was deep in the night,

Bb Dm

Staring at the shadows and the flickering lights,

Am Dm

Giving all that I had, to take them away,

C Dm

Giving all that I had, to make them pay,

The last time I cried, I could see the people,

Long ago in the rain,

Bb Dm

Waiting as the soldiers put them all on a train,

Am Dm

And the hands on the bars, the eyes full of tears,

C Dm

And the word is the same, for a thousand years,

Bb C Bb F

Eli Eli Lama, oh Lord, you have forsaken me,

Dm Bb C Bb C Dm

Eli Eli Lama, oh Lord, you have forsaken me,

The last time I cried, I could not believe it,

When I held on a face,

Bb Dm

Staring at a soldier with his gun in the rain,

Am Dm

It was the face of a child, my child here asleep,

C Dm

And the soldier who smiled, the man was me,

Bb C Bb F

Eli Eli Lama, oh Lord, you have forsaken me,

Dm Bb C Bb C Dm C Dm C Dm

Eli Eli Lama, oh why, have you forsaken me?

Bb C Bb C Dm

Eli Eli Lama, oh Lord, you have forsaken me,

Dm Bb

The last time I cried, the last time I cried,

C Dm Bb C Dm Bb C Dm Bb

The last time I cried, the last time I cried,

C Dm Bb

The last time I cried,

C Dm Bb

The last time I cried,

C Dm Bb

The last time I cried,

C Dm Bb

The last time I cried,

C Dm

The last time,

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