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[Intro]
Am G Em D
Am G C
[Verse 1]
AmWhat did I Gsee, Emfool that I Dwas?
Oh, Ama goddess with Gwings on her heels.C  
AmAll my illGusions pEmrojected on Dher; 
The iAmdeal that I Gwanted to see.C  
[Chorus 1]
DWhat did I Cknow, Dfool that I Cwas?
Oh, lBbittle by little I learneGd        F    G    F    G    F    G    F    G      G  
My Dfriends were disCmayed
To Dsee me beCtrayed,
But they Bbknew they could never tell me.G  F  G  F  G  F  G  F  G  G  
[Verse 2]
AmWhat did I Gcare, Emfool that I Dwas?
Oh, Amlittle by Glittle I burned, C  
AmMaybe someGtimes, there Emmight be a Dflaw,
But how Ampretty the Gpicture was back Cthen.
[Chorus 2]
DWhat did I Cdo, Dfool that I Cwas,
To Bbprofit from youthful mistakeGs?F  G  F  G  F  G  F  G  G  
It's Dshameful to Ctell
How Doften I Cfell
In Bblove with delusions aGgain.F  G  F  G  F  G  F  G  G  
[Solo] 
Am G Em D
 Am   G        Cx2
[Chorus 3]
DWhat did I Cdo, the Dfool that I Cwas,
To Bbprofit from youthful mistakeGs?F  G  F  G  F  G  F  G  G  
So Dshameful to Ctell
Just how Doften I Cfell
In Bblove with illusions agaGin!F  G  F  G  F  G  F  G  G  
Am G Em D
Oh a Amgoddess with Gwings on her Cheels.

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Halo Effect

by Rush

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am G Em D

Am G C

[Verse 1]

Am G Em D

What did I see, fool that I was?

Am G C

Oh, a goddess with wings on her heels.

Am G Em D

All my illusions projected on her;

Am G C

The ideal that I wanted to see.

[Chorus 1]

D C D C

What did I know, fool that I was?

Bb G F G F G F G F G G

Oh, little by little I learned

D C

My friends were dismayed

D C

To see me betrayed,

Bb G F G F G F G F G G

But they knew they could never tell me.

[Verse 2]

Am G Em D

What did I care, fool that I was?

Am G C

Oh, little by little I burned,

Am G Em D

Maybe sometimes, there might be a flaw,

Am G C

But how pretty the picture was back then.

[Chorus 2]

D C D C

What did I do, fool that I was,

Bb G F G F G F G F G G

To profit from youthful mistakes?

D C

It's shameful to tell

D C

How often I fell

Bb G F G F G F G F G G

In love with delusions again.

[Solo]

Am G Em D

Am G C

[Chorus 3]

D C D C

What did I do, the fool that I was,

Bb G F G F G F G F G G

To profit from youthful mistakes?

D C

So shameful to tell

D C

Just how often I fell

Bb G F G F G F G F G G

In love with illusions again!

Am G Em D

Am G C

Oh a goddess with wings on her heels.

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