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Federick  - Patti Smith
tab_ Jacq
Intro:
||:  Dmaj7   E|  C#min7F#min:||
Dmaj7Hi helElo wC#m7ake from thy sF#minleep
Dmaj7God has givEen your soul to C#m7keepF#min  
Dmaj7all of the Epower that C#mburns in the fF#minlame
ignDmaj7ites the lEight in a C#sus7single nF#ame
Dmaj7FrederiEck nC#m7ame of F#mincare
Dmaj7fast asleEep in a C#m7room someF#minwhere
Dmaj7guardian Eangels C#m7[line a F#minbed]
Dmaj7shed their liEght on my sC#m7leepy hF#minead
||:  Dmaj7   E|  C#min7F#min:||
I am a threshold yearning to sing
down with the the dancers having one last fling
here's to the moment when you said hello
come on my spirit are you ready let's go
hi hi hey hey
maybe I will come back some day now
but tonight on the wings of a dove
up above to the land of love
||:  Dmaj7   E|  Dmaj7   E|  C#min7  F#min|  C#min7F#min:||
now I lay me down to sleep
pray the Lord my soul to keep
kiss to kiss breath to breath
my Dmaj7soul surrEenders astC#m7onished to dF#mineath
night of wonder for us to keep
set our sails channel [out] deep
after the rapture two hearts meet
mDmaj7ine entwiEned in a C#sus7single F#beat
Frederick you're the one
as we journey from sun to sun
all the dreams I waited so long for
fly tonight so long so long
bye bye hey hey
maybe we will come back some day now
but tonight on the wings of a dove
up above to the land of love
Frederick name of care
high above in sky that's clear
all the things I've been dreamin' of
are expressed in this name of love

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Frederick

by Patti Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

C#min7

C#m7

F#min

C#m

C#sus7

Federick - Patti Smith

tab_ Jacq

Intro:

Dmaj7 E C#min7

||: | F#min:||

Dmaj7 E C#m7 F#min

Hi hello wake from thy sleep

Dmaj7 E C#m7 F#min

God has given your soul to keep

Dmaj7 E C#m F#min

all of the power that burns in the flame

Dmaj7 E C#sus7 F#

ignites the light in a single name

Dmaj7 E C#m7 F#min

Frederick name of care

Dmaj7 E C#m7 F#min

fast asleep in a room somewhere

Dmaj7 E C#m7 F#min

guardian angels [line a bed]

Dmaj7 E C#m7 F#min

shed their light on my sleepy head

Dmaj7 E C#min7

||: | F#min:||

I am a threshold yearning to sing

down with the the dancers having one last fling

here's to the moment when you said hello

come on my spirit are you ready let's go

hi hi hey hey

maybe I will come back some day now

but tonight on the wings of a dove

up above to the land of love

Dmaj7 E Dmaj7 E C#min7 F#min C#min7

||: | | | F#min:||

now I lay me down to sleep

pray the Lord my soul to keep

kiss to kiss breath to breath

Dmaj7 E C#m7 F#min

my soul surrenders astonished to death

night of wonder for us to keep

set our sails channel [out] deep

after the rapture two hearts meet

Dmaj7 E C#sus7 F#

mine entwined in a single beat

Frederick you're the one

as we journey from sun to sun

all the dreams I waited so long for

fly tonight so long so long

bye bye hey hey

maybe we will come back some day now

but tonight on the wings of a dove

up above to the land of love

Frederick name of care

high above in sky that's clear

all the things I've been dreamin' of

are expressed in this name of love

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