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[Intro] F  
FCircles nCever stop themselves, 
DmNothing tChat you’ve ever held 
BbWere you proFmised or reneged 
AbAnd sometimes when you lose, you win. 
FCircles nCever stop themselves, 
DmNothing tChat you’ve ever held 
BbWere you proFmised or reneged 
AbAnd sometimes when you lose, you win. 
CmPrisiclla, what’d you do? 
When You come for me, 
You kEbnow they’ll also kill you too 
You’re yAboung, your song unsung, 
There’s sBbtill so much for you to do 
AbPrisiclla what’d you do? 
Now they’ll come and you must 
CmRun or else they’ll kill you too 
Your liAbfe so I can die 
Is wBbrong and you must know that’s true 
AbGhosts of life, ghosts of lives 
GmI’ve watched fall and pass me by 
FmGhosts of all the selfish, vain 
EbAll the blindness, all the pain 
AbAll the fools and petty games 
GmAll the shallow all the same 
N.C.
All these years you’re here, you suffer quietly, 
It’s barbarous to think that’s fair 
There’s no one who thinks of you 
The game is gonna end right here 
I’d help you to 
Die, if I could, but...
I’d help you to die if I could , love 
Some sacrifice anyway 
Some sacrifice it all away.
CmAnd on the day we come it’s Abover,
FmAnd you will have your fate laid oGut and spun, 
It’s exeCmcution, and you may pray if you get cAbomfort,
FmIt’s on this day your duty’s done 
CmAnd on this day you’ve been caught guAbilty, 
FmThe sentence, citizen is deGath 
CmIt will be carried out this inAbstant 
FmSay any prayers that you want sGaid 
N.C.
One day you will learn 
And you will burn like my heart burns 
One day you will learn 
And you will burn like my heart burns 
Ghosts of all the selfish, vain 
All the blindness, all the pain 
All the fool and petty games 
All the shallow all the same
Some speak about love, in a sweet way 
Some sentiment of bliss and dream states 
Some speak about love in a kind way, 
Some sentiment of rapturous states.
AbPlease, my angel, Ebmy angel 
FmPlease my angel, Gmy angel 
AbPlease, my angel, my angel 
FmPlease my aGngel 
N.C.
And some sacrifice 
Some sacrifice 
Some sacrifice 
Some sacrifice
I am the arm of execution 
I am the trigger of your gun 
I am the binding and the order 
It’s on this day you’re duty’s done]
FPlease go back to beEmrths of black 
To siDmlent shores from Cme once more 
Through veBbils and gates and seFas of slate 
And blGmood red mores where I’lCl see you once more 
FCircles nCever stop themselves, 
DmNothing tChat you’ve ever held 
BbWere you proFmised or reneged 
AbAnd sometimes when you lose, you win.

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The Day They Come

by Paul Shapera

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[Intro]

F C

Circles never stop themselves,

Dm C

Nothing that you’ve ever held

Bb F

Were you promised or reneged

And sometimes when you lose, you win.

F C

Circles never stop themselves,

Dm C

Nothing that you’ve ever held

Bb F

Were you promised or reneged

And sometimes when you lose, you win.

Prisiclla, what’d you do?

When You come for me,

You know they’ll also kill you too

You’re young, your song unsung,

There’s still so much for you to do

Prisiclla what’d you do?

Now they’ll come and you must

Run or else they’ll kill you too

Your life so I can die

Is wrong and you must know that’s true

Ghosts of life, ghosts of lives

I’ve watched fall and pass me by

Ghosts of all the selfish, vain

All the blindness, all the pain

All the fools and petty games

All the shallow all the same

N.C.

All these years you’re here, you suffer quietly,

It’s barbarous to think that’s fair

There’s no one who thinks of you

The game is gonna end right here

I’d help you to

Die, if I could, but...

I’d help you to die if I could , love

Some sacrifice anyway

Some sacrifice it all away.

Cm Ab

And on the day we come it’s over,

Fm G

And you will have your fate laid out and spun,

Cm Ab

It’s execution, and you may pray if you get comfort,

It’s on this day your duty’s done

Cm Ab

And on this day you’ve been caught guilty,

Fm G

The sentence, citizen is death

Cm Ab

It will be carried out this instant

Fm G

Say any prayers that you want said

N.C.

One day you will learn

And you will burn like my heart burns

One day you will learn

And you will burn like my heart burns

Ghosts of all the selfish, vain

All the blindness, all the pain

All the fool and petty games

All the shallow all the same

Some speak about love, in a sweet way

Some sentiment of bliss and dream states

Some speak about love in a kind way,

Some sentiment of rapturous states.

Ab Eb

Please, my angel, my angel

Fm G

Please my angel, my angel

Please, my angel, my angel

Fm G

Please my angel

N.C.

And some sacrifice

Some sacrifice

I am the arm of execution

I am the trigger of your gun

I am the binding and the order

It’s on this day you’re duty’s done]

F Em

Please go back to berths of black

Dm C

To silent shores from me once more

Bb F

Through veils and gates and seas of slate

Gm C

And blood red mores where I’ll see you once more

F C

Circles never stop themselves,

Dm C

Nothing that you’ve ever held

Bb F

Were you promised or reneged

And sometimes when you lose, you win.

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