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DOhhh  CohhhF  C  
   DI took an Ghundred and Emten Cpictures of Dyou
GPut them all aCround me and Amwondered what to Ddo
Like a Dtemple in Emmemory, a Cshrine in your Dname
To Gdays I don't reCmember, to Dnights I can't Freclaim
I took a Gpart of my Emlife, about Ceighteen years Don.
GPulled it all to Cpieces and I Amtried to make a Dsong
With a Dgroove you could Emdance to, a Ctune you could Dhum
I Gsang to my reCflection, Amlooking for the Fone
AmMan sees the boy in his Deyes. CBoy sees the man, singing:
Chorus:
BbShine on I Fmthought you were gone
G#I thought you gave in, deEbserted me long ago
BbShine on, you're Fmsomebody's son
G#You're laughing again, you're Ebletting the feeling Ebgrow
  DI took a Ghold of myEmself. It's Cnot how I Dplanned
GPulled myself toCgether and Amacted like a Dman
I got a Dface I must Emkeep up, reCsponsible Dme
I Gkeep it on my Cshoulders for eDveryone to Fsee
But Amman sees the boy in his Deyes, Cboy sees the man, singing:
Rpt Chorus:
BLetting the F#mfeeling grow,
Agiving the Eyears back to me
BLetting the F#mwhole world know
 Athat somebody Ein there loves me
[play the verse but only humming not with words]
AmMan sees the boy when he Dcries, Cboy sees the man clingFing to him
AmMan sees the boy in his Deyes, Cboy sees the man, singing: 
Rpt Chorus:

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Shine On

by Nik Kershaw

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D C F C

Ohhh ohhh

D G Em C D

I took an hundred and ten pictures of you

G C Am D

Put them all around me and wondered what to do

D Em C D

Like a temple in memory, a shrine in your name

G C D F

To days I don't remember, to nights I can't reclaim

G Em C D

I took a part of my life, about eighteen years on.

G C Am D

Pulled it all to pieces and I tried to make a song

D Em C D

With a groove you could dance to, a tune you could hum

G C Am F

I sang to my reflection, looking for the one

Am D C

Man sees the boy in his eyes. Boy sees the man, singing:

Chorus:

Bb Fm

Shine on I thought you were gone

G# Eb

I thought you gave in, deserted me long ago

Bb Fm

Shine on, you're somebody's son

G# Eb Eb

You're laughing again, you're letting the feeling grow

D G Em C D

I took a hold of myself. It's not how I planned

G C Am D

Pulled myself together and acted like a man

D Em C D

I got a face I must keep up, responsible me

G C D F

I keep it on my shoulders for everyone to see

Am D C

But man sees the boy in his eyes, boy sees the man, singing:

Rpt Chorus:

B F#m

Letting the feeling grow,

A E

giving the years back to me

B F#m

Letting the whole world know

A E

that somebody in there loves me

[play the verse but only humming not with words]

Am D C F

Man sees the boy when he cries, boy sees the man clinging to him

Am D C

Man sees the boy in his eyes, boy sees the man, singing:

Rpt Chorus:

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