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In A Lifetime

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[Intro]
Am           Em G  Am
[Verse 1]
G/AHard to Amtell  G/Aor recog-Amnise a Gsign 
To Fsee me Gthrough   Ema warning Amsign G/A  
  Dm7First the Gmthunder 
Satis-Am7fied, if the Bbmaj7past it Am7will not Dmlie  
(torGm7n asunder)       Am7(in Bbmaj7the storAmm) 
The future you and I get blown a-way 
Amin a lifetime  in a lifetime
[Verse 2]
And G/Aas the Amrain it G/Afalls 
Begin a-Amgain,  G(heavy in my heart) 
as the Fstorm breaks G/Bthrough
(believEm7e the light in yAmou) 
So the light shines in you
  Dm7Without Gm7color, Am7faded and Bbmaj7worn Am  
  Dm7Torn a-Gm7sunder     Am7in the Bbmaj7storm 
[Interlude]
   Am      G     F     Gx2
[Bridge]
Un-Dm7less Gm7the sound has Am7faded from your Bbmaj7soul 
  Dm7un-Gm7less Am7it disap-pBbmaj7ears 
 Dm7(first the Gm7thunder)      Am7(then the Bbmaj7storm)
selfish storm       hold on the inside 
 Dm7(torn as-Gm7under) Am7  Bbmaj7  
 one life       in the storm 
AmIn a lifetime, in a lifetime

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In A Lifetime

by Clannad

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/A

Dm7

Am7

Bbmaj7

Gm7

G/B

Em7

[Intro]

Am Em G Am

[Verse 1]

G/A Am G/A Am G

Hard to tell or recog-nise a sign

F G Em Am G/A

To see me through a warning sign

Dm7 Gm

First the thunder

Am7 Bbmaj7 Am7 Dm

Satis-fied, if the past it will not lie

Gm7 Am7 Bbmaj7 Am

(torn asunder) (in the storm)

The future you and I get blown a-way

in a lifetime in a lifetime

[Verse 2]

G/A Am G/A

And as the rain it falls

Am G

Begin a-gain, (heavy in my heart)

F G/B

as the storm breaks through

Em7 Am

(believe the light in you)

So the light shines in you

Dm7 Gm7 Am7 Bbmaj7 Am

Without color, faded and worn

Dm7 Gm7 Am7 Bbmaj7

Torn a-sunder in the storm

[Interlude]

Am G F G

[Bridge]

Dm7 Gm7 Am7 Bbmaj7

Un-less the sound has faded from your soul

Dm7 Gm7 Am7 Bbmaj7

un-less it disap-pears

Dm7 Gm7 Am7 Bbmaj7

(first the thunder) (then the storm)

selfish storm hold on the inside

Dm7 Gm7 Am7 Bbmaj7

(torn as-under)

one life in the storm

In a lifetime, in a lifetime

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