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SHINE IN THE DARK - Stratovarius
||Note: bass plays the D# -note through the entire verse.       ||
Intro:
|       D#m| D#m    C#  F#|         B|  G#m    C#:|
D#mWhen I was young and life had Bonly just begun
The C#days were long and bright
So Bwarm and full of F#lifC#/Fe
D#mI never knew that one day Byou would fade away
Your G#mcolors fade to gray
It Bseems like C#yesterday
F#Still you're shining in the C#dark
You're still safe within my Bheart
Where my F#memories C#/Flie and
D#mI will C#follow Byou
WherF#ever you C#go
D#mI   Bam what you C#made of A#mme
Your Bblood is my G#mblood, and your F#heart is my C#/Fheart
D#mWe  Bare what we C#leave beA#mhind
An Beternal G#mstream
F#You flow through C#/Fme
And D#mI fear no more though you're Bgone
I know G#mwe'll meet aC#gain
D#mI know you're there, still someBwhere
You are G#mwai - C#ting
D#mYou are the mystery that Bonly I can know
The C#gentle wings that glow
The Bglitter on the F#snoC#/Fw
D#mI never dream about you
BNever say your name
It's G#mnot that I don't care
It's Bjust that C#I'm not dead
F#You're still gone and I'm still C#here
Yet I always feel you Bnear
WherF#ever I C#/Fgo
D#mI   Bam what you C#made of A#mme
Your Bblood is my G#mblood, and your F#heart is my C#/Fheart
D#mWe  Bare what we C#leave beA#mhind
An Beternal G#mstream
F#You flow through C#/Fme
And D#mI fear no more though you're Bgone
I know G#mwe'll meet aC#gain
D#mI know you're there, still someBwhere
You are G#mwai - C#ting
Solo:
|     C#m|     C#m|       A|  F#m     B|
|     D#m|     D#m|       B| G#m    C#|
F#Still you're shining in the C#dark
You're still safe within my Bheart
WherF#ever you C#/Fare
D#mI   Bam what you C#made of A#mme
Your Bblood is my G#mblood, and your F#heart is my C#/Fheart
D#mWe  Bare what we C#leave beA#mhind
An Beternal G#mstream
F#You flow through C#/Fme
C#mI   Aam what you Bmade of G#mme
Your Ablood is my F#mblood, and your Eheart is my B/D#heart
C#mWe  Aare what we Bleave beG#mhind
An Aeternal F#mstream
EYou flow through B/D#me
And D#mI fear no more though you're Bgone
I know G#mwe'll meet aC#gain
D#mI know you're there, still someBwhere
You are G#mwai - C#ting
D#m

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Shine In The Dark

by Stratovarius

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

G#m

C#/F

A#m

C#m

F#m

B/D#

SHINE IN THE DARK - Stratovarius

||Note: bass plays the D# -note through the entire verse. ||

Intro:

D#m D#m C# F# B G#m C#

| | | | :|

D#m B

When I was young and life had only just begun

The days were long and bright

B F# C#/F

So warm and full of life

D#m B

I never knew that one day you would fade away

G#m

Your colors fade to gray

B C#

It seems like yesterday

F# C#

Still you're shining in the dark

You're still safe within my heart

F# C#/F

Where my memories lie and

D#m C# B

I will follow you

F# C#

Wherever you go

D#m B C# A#m

I am what you made of me

B G#m F# C#/F

Your blood is my blood, and your heart is my heart

D#m B C# A#m

We are what we leave behind

B G#m

An eternal stream

F# C#/F

You flow through me

D#m B

And I fear no more though you're gone

G#m C#

I know we'll meet again

D#m B

I know you're there, still somewhere

G#m C#

You are wai - ting

D#m B

You are the mystery that only I can know

The gentle wings that glow

B F# C#/F

The glitter on the snow

D#m

I never dream about you

Never say your name

G#m

It's not that I don't care

B C#

It's just that I'm not dead

F# C#

You're still gone and I'm still here

Yet I always feel you near

F# C#/F

Wherever I go

D#m B C# A#m

I am what you made of me

B G#m F# C#/F

Your blood is my blood, and your heart is my heart

D#m B C# A#m

We are what we leave behind

B G#m

An eternal stream

F# C#/F

You flow through me

D#m B

And I fear no more though you're gone

G#m C#

I know we'll meet again

D#m B

I know you're there, still somewhere

G#m C#

You are wai - ting

Solo:

C#m C#m A F#m B

| | | | |

D#m D#m B G#m C#

| | | | |

F# C#

Still you're shining in the dark

You're still safe within my heart

F# C#/F

Wherever you are

D#m B C# A#m

I am what you made of me

B G#m F# C#/F

Your blood is my blood, and your heart is my heart

D#m B C# A#m

We are what we leave behind

B G#m

An eternal stream

F# C#/F

You flow through me

C#m A B G#m

I am what you made of me

A F#m E B/D#

Your blood is my blood, and your heart is my heart

C#m A B G#m

We are what we leave behind

A F#m

An eternal stream

E B/D#

You flow through me

D#m B

And I fear no more though you're gone

G#m C#

I know we'll meet again

D#m B

I know you're there, still somewhere

G#m C#

You are wai - ting

D#m

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