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Gordon Lightfoot - Magnificent Outpouring
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:]   C    F    G    C    Am    F   C   G  C  
[VERSE 1:]
It is said that all the Fgood things 
Must Ccome to him who Fcan pretend 
He Cdoesn't have to Gwait 
For as Csurely as the Flight of day 
Must Ccome to drive the Fnight away 
The Cneedles and the Gpins 
That's where the line beCgins
[CHORUS:]
With your magFnificent outGpouring 
Of that Cold familiar Fstory 
That's been Cused a million Gtimes 
To Fease a million Cminds
[INSTRUMENTAL:]   C    F    G    C    Am    F   C   G  C  
[VERSE 2:]
There are times when I have Ftold you 
CThat there must be Ftwo of us 
To Ctry to work things Gout 
But if CI can't see you Fevery day 
Then CI must hide my Fthoughts away 
And Csee you when I Gcan 
And try to underCstand
[CHORUS:]
With your magFnificent outGpouring 
Of that Cold familiar Fstory 
That's been Cused a million Gtimes 
To Fease a million Cminds
[INSTRUMENTAL:]   C    F    G    C    Am    F   C   G  C  
[VERSE 3:]
So, then let us treat our Flove like Cany game 
To Ffan the flames would Creally be a Gsin 
For as Csurely as the Fsnow must fall 
I Cshall be waiting Ffor your call 
PreCtending it is Gspring 
And you'll be mine aCgain
[CHORUS:]
With your magFnificent outGpouring 
Of that Cold familiar Fstory 
That's been Cused a million Gtimes 
To Fease a million Cminds
[CHORUS:]
With your magFnificent outGpouring 
Of that Cold familiar Fstory 
That's been Cused a million Gtimes 
To Fease a million Cminds
[OUTRO:]   C    F    G    C    Am    F   C   G  C  

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Magnificent Outpouring

by Gordon Lightfoot

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Gordon Lightfoot - Magnificent Outpouring

CAPO: 2nd Fret

C F G C Am F C G C

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

It is said that all the good things

C F

Must come to him who can pretend

C G

He doesn't have to wait

C F

For as surely as the light of day

C F

Must come to drive the night away

C G

The needles and the pins

That's where the line begins

[CHORUS:]

F G

With your magnificent outpouring

C F

Of that old familiar story

C G

That's been used a million times

F C

To ease a million minds

C F G C Am F C G C

[INSTRUMENTAL:]

[VERSE 2:]

There are times when I have told you

C F

That there must be two of us

C G

To try to work things out

C F

But if I can't see you every day

C F

Then I must hide my thoughts away

C G

And see you when I can

And try to understand

[CHORUS:]

F G

With your magnificent outpouring

C F

Of that old familiar story

C G

That's been used a million times

F C

To ease a million minds

C F G C Am F C G C

[INSTRUMENTAL:]

[VERSE 3:]

F C

So, then let us treat our love like any game

F C G

To fan the flames would really be a sin

C F

For as surely as the snow must fall

C F

I shall be waiting for your call

C G

Pretending it is spring

And you'll be mine again

[CHORUS:]

F G

With your magnificent outpouring

C F

Of that old familiar story

C G

That's been used a million times

F C

To ease a million minds

[CHORUS:]

F G

With your magnificent outpouring

C F

Of that old familiar story

C G

That's been used a million times

F C

To ease a million minds

C F G C Am F C G C

[OUTRO:]

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