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Dar Williams - The Light And The Sea
INTRO:     G    D     G    D    Em    C  G  
DSetting out upon the waves in Cdarkness and upGheaval
DI was told that I alone would Cnot know good and Gevil
EmOh oh, but in Bmtime
But Emoh oh, in CtimeD  
It came to Gme
That as our ship would Dfall and Grise
I could turn and Dlift my Emeyes
To the Clight
A distaGnt light
And there will all-Dalways Gbe
The light Dand the Emsea
The roiling Csea, the light and Gme
And Das the days went by, I turned my Cwheel towards the Gthunder
DTaking on a challenge, that I Cknew could take me Gunder
EmOh oh, and it took me Bmdown
And Emoh oh, it took me CdownD  
And it came to Gme
As I cursed the Dstem and Gsail
And called it fate that DI should Emfail
There is a Clight
There is a Glight
And there will all-Dalways Gbe
The light Dand the Emsea
The roiling Csea, the light and GmeEm  Bm  
And it Amall__C_ comes Ddown
Down to Gme
To feel the presence Dof my Gsoul
Amidst the torrents Dand the Emcold
Of the CseaG  
And there will all-Dalways Gbe
The light Dand the Emsea
The roiling Csea, the light and Gme
OUTRO:    Em     C     G     Em  C  
       The light and Gme

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The Light And The Sea

by Dar Williams

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Dar Williams - The Light And The Sea

G D G D Em C G

INTRO:

D C G

Setting out upon the waves in darkness and upheaval

D C G

I was told that I alone would not know good and evil

Em Bm

Oh oh, but in time

Em C D

But oh oh, in time

It came to me

D G

That as our ship would fall and rise

D Em

I could turn and lift my eyes

To the light

A distant light

D G

And there will all-always be

D Em

The light and the sea

C G

The roiling sea, the light and me

D C G

And as the days went by, I turned my wheel towards the thunder

D C G

Taking on a challenge, that I knew could take me under

Em Bm

Oh oh, and it took me down

Em C D

And oh oh, it took me down

And it came to me

D G

As I cursed the stem and sail

D Em

And called it fate that I should fail

There is a light

D G

And there will all-always be

D Em

The light and the sea

C G Em Bm

The roiling sea, the light and me

Am C D

And it all___ comes down

Down to me

D G

To feel the presence of my soul

D Em

Amidst the torrents and the cold

C G

Of the sea

D G

And there will all-always be

D Em

The light and the sea

C G

The roiling sea, the light and me

Em C G Em C

OUTRO:

The light and me

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