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A Place In The Sun

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intro:  G   D  Apull open  Astring hammer third  G   D  A  
1.      F#mLong ago, Dfar away,
        EI felt your loving glow Aupon my facEe
        F#mWas it a dream or just a proDmise made? 
        GWhat is my destinF#my?E  
Chorus:
        ASomeday I'll fiBnd a way too shiDne
        ALeave all these rBainy days behiDnd
        AI know there's gEot to be
        F#mSomeplace warm and briBght for me
        I'm ruGnning ouDt of places I can Arun 
        GLooking for a plDace in the suAn
2.      F#mDarkness hangs oveDr head
        Eclose to the point where angels fAear to treEad 
        F#mI close my eyes and think of you Dinstead
        Gand pray you'll be here F#msoonE  
Repeat Chorus:
Bridge:
        F#mSometimes it feels like this whGole world's against me 
        F#mand every beatin' path is just another windin' roCad that
        takes me Emfar from you, and aBmll that's true 
        I've gGot to find my way aF#mgain,    yeah    yeEah
Repeat Chorus
Ending:
        Yeah I'm rGunning out of plDaces I can ruAn__
        Glookin' for a plDace in the suAn  x 2

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A Place In The Sun

by Tim McGraw

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

G D A A G D A

intro: pull open string hammer third

F#m D

1. Long ago, far away,

E A E

I felt your loving glow upon my face

F#m D

Was it a dream or just a promise made?

G F#m E

What is my destiny?

Chorus:

A B D

Someday I'll find a way too shine

A B D

Leave all these rainy days behind

A E

I know there's got to be

F#m B

Someplace warm and bright for me

G D A

I'm running out of places I can run

G D A

Looking for a place in the sun

F#m D

2. Darkness hangs over head

E A E

close to the point where angels fear to tread

F#m D

I close my eyes and think of you instead

G F#m E

and pray you'll be here soon

Repeat Chorus:

Bridge:

F#m G

Sometimes it feels like this whole world's against me

F#m C

and every beatin' path is just another windin' road that

Em Bm

takes me far from you, and all that's true

G F#m E

I've got to find my way again, yeah yeah

Repeat Chorus

Ending:

G D A

Yeah I'm running out of places I can run__

G D A

lookin' for a place in the sun x 2

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