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Time Honored Ghosts
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1. In My Life
2. Sweet Jesus
3. Titles
4. Jonathan
5. Beyond The Grave
6. Song For You
7. Moongirl
8. One Night
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
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In my Amlife I have Fseen so Gmany AmthingsF G
Some were Amtrue and some Fwere not Gwhat they AmseemedF G
In my Amlife I've seen Flove and GI've seen AmlossF G
There've been Amtimes when I Fdid not Gcount the Amcost (the Cost)....F..Am...E..C#m.......
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VERSE 2
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I have Ambeen to a Fplace where Gchaos AmrulesF G
In the Amcaves of the Ftalking Gstoned the AmfoolsF G
Seen the Amstars plant their Fseeds and Gwatch them AmgrowF G
Just to Amkeep mister Freap but Gnever Amsow (never sow)....F..Am...E..C#m....Am.....
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CHORUS
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In my C#mlife I've seen Amgreed and BI've seen C#mhateAm F#
Seen the C#mfirst to Amaccuse the Blast to C#mpraiseAm F#
Tried so C#mhard to find Amjust one Bsaving C#mgrace
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BRIDGE
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EBut I was Byoung did not Dknow
Grace is for CGod
Greed is to Dknow
Mister middle of the Croad
GReap what you AmsowF
GReap what you AmsowF
GReap what you AmsowF
GReap what you AmsowF
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
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AWhere's the Glady and the Dtime I used to Aknow
I Dthink that I've been Aon the road too Dlong
AScenes of Gbetter days are Dpictured in my Ahead
And Dhaunting me those Aold familiar DsongsD
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CHORUS
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F#mOh sweet EJesus hear me Dcry
F#mLet me Esee a clearing Dsky
For Etomorrow I may F#mbe back home Dagain
ASo take the Eshadow from my Deyes
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VERSE 2
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ASunday Gmorning comes I'm Dfeeling kind of Adown
I Dcan't see back to Awhere it all Dbegan
AAnd I Gknow you'd help me Dif you only Acould
I Ddon't know why or Awhere or who I DamD
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CHORUS
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F#mOh sweet EJesus hear me Dcry
F#mLet me Esee a clearing Dsky
For Etomorrow I may F#mbe back home Dagain
ASo take the Eshadow from my Deyes
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CHORUS
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F#mOh sweet EJesus hear me Dcry
F#mLet me Esee a clearing Dsky
For Etomorrow I may F#mbe back home Dagain
ASo take the Eshadow from my F#mey...Aes
DTake the Eshadow from my Deyes
A
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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F C Dm C Bb F Gm Dm
F Bb
VERSE 1
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FThe long and Bbwinding road that Dmleads to your Cdoor
FHere comes the Bbsun it's alright Dmpeople shout for Cmore
FBut were you Bbtrying to Dmdeceive telling Amme
BbAll you need is love Dmto sucFceed
C
CHORUS
DmLady MaBbdonna let it FbeC
DmSomething in the Bbway you Fmoved Cme Dmyesterday
BbAll you need is love so they Fsay
C Bb
VERSE 3
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FAcross the Dmuniverse one after nine 'o' Cnine
FI got a Bbfeeling for you Dmblue and I feel Cfine
FI tried so Bhard to make Dmbelieve that I'd Amsee
BbAll you need is love Dmto sucFceed
F
CHORUS
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DmLady MaBbdonna let it FbeC
DmSomething in the Bbway you Fmoved Cme Dmyesterday
BbAll you need is love so they Fsay
C
CHORUS
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DmLady MaBbdonna let it FbeC
DmSomething in the Bbway you Fmoved Cme
DmLady MaBbdonna let it FbeC
DmSomething in the Bbway you Fmoved Cme
DmLady MaBbdonna let it FbeC
DmSomething in the Bbway you Fmoved Cme
DmLady MaBbdonna let it FbeC
DmSomething in the Bbway you Fmoved Cme
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
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DCircles in the sky
White as paper fly
GSound of seagulls crying fills the Dair
GHigh above the lonely one is Dthere
Jonathan he Acares
To feel Gbetter
VERSE 2
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DLike the passing wind
Swooping down again
GWaitin' for the sun to turn to Dnight
Find Ghim miles away in endless Dflight
Longing to be Afree
Telling you and Dme
Bm A D
CHORUS
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GGive me Awings to Dfly
Tell me Awhy, tell me Dwhy
The Ganswer must be Dheard
And Gfrom a lonely Dbird
He's Ggiving us a Dreason to Cbelieve
Em F A G
Bm A C Em
BRIDGE
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BmSee the painted silver Dsunlight on his wing
As he sails upon the wind and slowly Gskyward
BmFlying as to music Dyou can hear him sing
Like the G#mwindsong on the C#breeze he seems to Gsigh
CHORUS
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GGive me Awings to Dfly
Tell me Awhy, tell me Dwhy
The Ganswer must be Dheard
And Gfrom a lonely Dbird
He's Gshowing us the Dway we can be Afree
D F Bm BbX2
SOLO
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D F Bm BbX2
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Tuning = Standard
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CAPO 3rd FRET
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INTRO
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B C#m D Em F F# GX7
Em C#m B
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VERSE 1
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EmWe will Bsurvive beyond the GgraveEm
DAnd as we Asleep we will be FsavedD
EbLife in its Fessence will Dendure
Whilst still on Ebearth we can be Csure
All our Gendeavours surely Cmust return to Gdust
AbmWe will Bsurvive beyond the C#mgrave
F#And as we C#msleep we will be AsavedF
GThough storm and Atempest ravage Dall
And all is Gdarkness F#where we Emfall
Like brave BExplorers bold and Gfree
We sail C#mforever on the Fsea
A G B Em F F#
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CHORUS
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BAbove the seven seas is F#one
The sea of Blife we drift Abmupon
Our spirits Ebliving in the Bwaves
Survive beF#yond the Bgrave
B C#m D Em F F# G
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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A D
D A
A G D AX4
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VERSE 1
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AAs the sounds of the morning
DRoll on out of the Anight
AThe thoughts of a dreamer
DAsking and telling me Awhy
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CHORUS
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ALady awaken the F#mmorning is taking
Your Fbad dreams away from your Aeyes
Nothing's forsaken the F#mnew day is breaking
So Fcome now it's time to Aarise
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VERSE 2
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As Asounds of the morning
DRise up out of the Ablue
A Avoice keeps on saying
DHold on, hold on to Ayou
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CHORUS
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ALady awaken the F#mmorning is taking
Your Fbad dreams away from your Aeyes
ANothing's forsaken the Dnew day is breaking
So Fcome now it's time to Aarise
A D EX2
A G D AX4
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BRIDGE
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AIs it my Dlife, Ais it my Esong
F#mThat makes me Dfeel something's Awrong
You know me Ewell, the Atale I Dtell
F#mIs Aonly Dhalfway there, C#'cause F#myouE
DYou made me Esmile when I was C#down
And F#myou A Dyou made me Ehappy, being C#around
So I'm F#malways gonna Dsing for Ayou
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BRIDGE
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AIs it the Dtime, Aflying Ealong
F#mThat makes me Dfeel that it's Awrong
You know me Ewell, the Atale I Dtell
F#mIs Eonly Dhalfway there, C#'cause F#myouE
DYou made me Esmile when I was C#down
And F#myou A Dyou made me Ehappy, being C#around
So I'm F#malways gonna Dsing for Ayou
ENJOY..........
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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F G C Em
Am Em C D
F Em G C Em
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VERSE 1
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AmVoices Ein the air, Cdrifting from Dafar
FEvening finds her Amwaking, Fdancing with the Estars
AmAnd when I'm Ewaiting for the sun to Csmile upon my Dface
FMoon girl's softly Amsleeping, Edaylight dreams Amaway
E C D Bb Am Bb E
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VERES 2
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AmSilence Estepping by, Clightly on the grounDd
FMoving like a Ambutterfly, Fnever makes a Esound
AmAnd when I'm Ewaiting for the sun to Cshine so I can Dsee
FComes the dancing Ammoon girl, Dwatching over Fme
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ORGAN - F C Bb E
****** (Love of my life)
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CHORUS
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AmMoon Egirl Fshines her Glight on Amme
AmMoon Egirl, Fshe's the Gone I Csee
ETakes me to the places Cwhere I long to Fbe
She Dmoves me, she Fmoves me
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CHORUS
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AmMoon Egirl Fshines her Glight on Amme
AmMoon Egirl, Fshe's the Gone I Csee
ETakes me to the places Cwhere I long to Fbe
She Dmoves me, she Fmoves me
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ORGAN - Am E C D Am D E
****** Am E C D F Am D E
Am E C D F Am D EX2
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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Em CX2
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VERSE 1
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Gtook all my Ammoney
CLeft you no Emname
CMy love and my Emmoney
AmDid you think I would chase it in the Dsus2rain
Geyes are now Amopen
Cwhat do I Emsee
Cride after Emmidnight
AmHad I thought it would mean that much to Dsus2me
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CHORUS
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AmEverybody needs someone to Dsus2love
AmEverybody needs a Dsus2friend
AmEverybody needs someone to Dsus2care
CDo you think you could make it in the Emend
CDo you think that you could make it, my Emfriend
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VERSE 2
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GThought it was Ameasy
Cwhat did I Emknow
Cold men and first Emblood
AmOr the drunk who gets taken blow by Dsus2blow
Gdice are all Amloaded
CYou pay by the Emthrow
CBut you pay the Emloser
AmSeems the rain is turning into Dsus2snow
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CHORUS
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AmEverybody needs someone to Dsus2love
AmEverybody needs a Dsus2friend
AmEverybody needs someone to Dsus2care
CDo you think you could make it in the Emend
CDo you think that you could make it, my Emfriend
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VERSE 3
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GWe stand round your Amdoorways
CYou hang on the Emwalls
CYour frames are your Emwindows
AmPut your bodies on the Dsus2stalls
GYou take all our Ammoney
CWe leave you no Emname
CWe're dealt just the one Emcard
AmBut the dealer plays in every Dgame
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SOLO
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Em C
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Time Honored Ghosts
by Barclay James Harvest
Chords in this song · guitar
Am
F
G
E
C#m
B
F#
D
C
A
F#m
Dm
Bb
Gm
Bm
Em
G#m
C#
Eb
Abm
Dsus2
1. In My Life
2. Sweet Jesus
3. Titles
4. Jonathan
5. Beyond The Grave
6. Song For You
7. Moongirl
8. One Night
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
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Am F G Am F G
In my life I have seen so many things
Am F G Am F G
Some were true and some were not what they seemed
Am F G Am F G
In my life I've seen love and I've seen loss
Am F G Am F Am E C#m
There've been times when I did not count the cost (the Cost)..................
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VERSE 2
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Am F G Am F G
I have been to a place where chaos rules
Am F G Am F G
In the caves of the talking stoned the fools
Am F G Am F G
Seen the stars plant their seeds and watch them grow
Am F G Am F Am E C#m Am
Just to keep mister reap but never sow (never sow)....................
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CHORUS
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C#m Am B C#m Am F#
In my life I've seen greed and I've seen hate
C#m Am B C#m Am F#
Seen the first to accuse the last to praise
C#m Am B C#m
Tried so hard to find just one saving grace
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BRIDGE
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E B D
But I was young did not know
C
Grace is for God
D
Greed is to know
C
Mister middle of the road
G Am F
Reap what you sow
G Am F
Reap what you sow
G Am F
Reap what you sow
G Am F
Reap what you sow
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
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A G D A
Where's the lady and the time I used to know
D A D
I think that I've been on the road too long
A G D A
Scenes of better days are pictured in my head
D A D D
And haunting me those old familiar songs
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CHORUS
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F#m E D
Oh sweet Jesus hear me cry
F#m E D
Let me see a clearing sky
E F#m D
For tomorrow I may be back home again
A E D
So take the shadow from my eyes
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VERSE 2
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A G D A
Sunday morning comes I'm feeling kind of down
D A D
I can't see back to where it all began
A G D A
And I know you'd help me if you only could
D A D D
I don't know why or where or who I am
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CHORUS
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F#m E D
Oh sweet Jesus hear me cry
F#m E D
Let me see a clearing sky
E F#m D
For tomorrow I may be back home again
A E D
So take the shadow from my eyes
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CHORUS
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F#m E D
Oh sweet Jesus hear me cry
F#m E D
Let me see a clearing sky
E F#m D
For tomorrow I may be back home again
A E F#m A
So take the shadow from my ey...es
D E D
Take the shadow from my eyes
A
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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F C Dm C Bb F Gm Dm
F Bb
VERSE 1
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F Bb Dm C
The long and winding road that leads to your door
F Bb Dm C
Here comes the sun it's alright people shout for more
F Bb Dm Am
But were you trying to deceive telling me
Bb Dm F
All you need is love to succeed
C
CHORUS
Dm Bb F C
Lady Madonna let it be
Dm Bb F C Dm
Something in the way you moved me yesterday
Bb F
All you need is love so they say
C Bb
VERSE 3
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F Dm C
Across the universe one after nine 'o' nine
F Bb Dm C
I got a feeling for you blue and I feel fine
F B Dm Am
I tried so hard to make believe that I'd see
Bb Dm F
All you need is love to succeed
F
CHORUS
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Dm Bb F C
Lady Madonna let it be
Dm Bb F C Dm
Something in the way you moved me yesterday
Bb F
All you need is love so they say
C
CHORUS
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Dm Bb F C
Lady Madonna let it be
Dm Bb F C
Something in the way you moved me
Dm Bb F C
Lady Madonna let it be
Dm Bb F C
Something in the way you moved me
Dm Bb F C
Lady Madonna let it be
Dm Bb F C
Something in the way you moved me
Dm Bb F C
Lady Madonna let it be
Dm Bb F C
Something in the way you moved me
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Tuning = Standard
VERSE 1
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D
Circles in the sky
White as paper fly
G D
Sound of seagulls crying fills the air
G D
High above the lonely one is there
A
Jonathan he cares
G
To feel better
VERSE 2
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D
Like the passing wind
Swooping down again
G D
Waitin' for the sun to turn to night
G D
Find him miles away in endless flight
A
Longing to be free
D
Telling you and me
Bm A D
CHORUS
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G A D
Give me wings to fly
A D
Tell me why, tell me why
G D
The answer must be heard
G D
And from a lonely bird
G D C
He's giving us a reason to believe
Em F A G
Bm A C Em
BRIDGE
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Bm D
See the painted silver sunlight on his wing
G
As he sails upon the wind and slowly skyward
Bm D
Flying as to music you can hear him sing
G#m C# G
Like the windsong on the breeze he seems to sigh
CHORUS
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G A D
Give me wings to fly
A D
Tell me why, tell me why
G D
The answer must be heard
G D
And from a lonely bird
G D A
He's showing us the way we can be free
D F Bm Bb
X2
SOLO
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D F Bm Bb
X2
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Tuning = Standard
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CAPO 3rd FRET
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INTRO
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B C#m D Em F F# G
X7
Em C#m B
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VERSE 1
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Em B G Em
We will survive beyond the grave
D A F D
And as we sleep we will be saved
Eb F D
Life in its essence will endure
Eb C
Whilst still on earth we can be sure
G C G
All our endeavours surely must return to dust
Abm B C#m
We will survive beyond the grave
F# C#m A F
And as we sleep we will be saved
G A D
Though storm and tempest ravage all
G F# Em
And all is darkness where we fall
B G
Like brave Explorers bold and free
C#m F
We sail forever on the sea
A G B Em F F#
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CHORUS
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B F#
Above the seven seas is one
B Abm
The sea of life we drift upon
Eb B
Our spirits living in the waves
F# B
Survive beyond the grave
B C#m D Em F F# G
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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A D
D A
A G D A
X4
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VERSE 1
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A
As the sounds of the morning
D A
Roll on out of the night
A
The thoughts of a dreamer
D A
Asking and telling me why
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CHORUS
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A F#m
Lady awaken the morning is taking
F A
Your bad dreams away from your eyes
F#m
Nothing's forsaken the new day is breaking
F A
So come now it's time to arise
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VERSE 2
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A
As sounds of the morning
D A
Rise up out of the blue
A
A voice keeps on saying
D A
Hold on, hold on to you
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CHORUS
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A F#m
Lady awaken the morning is taking
F A
Your bad dreams away from your eyes
A D
Nothing's forsaken the new day is breaking
F A
So come now it's time to arise
A D E
X2
A G D A
X4
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BRIDGE
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A D A E
Is it my life, is it my song
F#m D A
That makes me feel something's wrong
E A D
You know me well, the tale I tell
F#m A D C# F#m E
Is only halfway there, 'cause you
D E C#
You made me smile when I was down
F#m A D E C#
And you you made me happy, being around
F#m D A
So I'm always gonna sing for you
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BRIDGE
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A D A E
Is it the time, flying along
F#m D A
That makes me feel that it's wrong
E A D
You know me well, the tale I tell
F#m E D C# F#m E
Is only halfway there, 'cause you
D E C#
You made me smile when I was down
F#m A D E C#
And you you made me happy, being around
F#m D A
So I'm always gonna sing for you
ENJOY..........
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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F G C Em
Am Em C D
F Em G C Em
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VERSE 1
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Am E C D
Voices in the air, drifting from afar
F Am F E
Evening finds her waking, dancing with the stars
Am E C D
And when I'm waiting for the sun to smile upon my face
F Am E Am
Moon girl's softly sleeping, daylight dreams away
E C D Bb Am Bb E
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VERES 2
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Am E C D
Silence stepping by, lightly on the ground
F Am F E
Moving like a butterfly, never makes a sound
Am E C D
And when I'm waiting for the sun to shine so I can see
F Am D F
Comes the dancing moon girl, watching over me
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F C Bb E
ORGAN -
****** (Love of my life)
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CHORUS
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Am E F G Am
Moon girl shines her light on me
Am E F G C
Moon girl, she's the one I see
E C F
Takes me to the places where I long to be
D F
She moves me, she moves me
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CHORUS
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Am E F G Am
Moon girl shines her light on me
Am E F G C
Moon girl, she's the one I see
E C F
Takes me to the places where I long to be
D F
She moves me, she moves me
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Am E C D Am D E
ORGAN -
Am E C D F Am D E
******
Am E C D F Am D E
X2
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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Em C
X2
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VERSE 1
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G Am
took all my money
C Em
Left you no name
C Em
My love and my money
Am Dsus2
Did you think I would chase it in the rain
G Am
eyes are now open
C Em
what do I see
C Em
ride after midnight
Am Dsus2
Had I thought it would mean that much to me
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CHORUS
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Am Dsus2
Everybody needs someone to love
Am Dsus2
Everybody needs a friend
Am Dsus2
Everybody needs someone to care
C Em
Do you think you could make it in the end
C Em
Do you think that you could make it, my friend
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VERSE 2
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G Am
Thought it was easy
C Em
what did I know
C Em
old men and first blood
Am Dsus2
Or the drunk who gets taken blow by blow
G Am
dice are all loaded
C Em
You pay by the throw
C Em
But you pay the loser
Am Dsus2
Seems the rain is turning into snow
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CHORUS
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Am Dsus2
Everybody needs someone to love
Am Dsus2
Everybody needs a friend
Am Dsus2
Everybody needs someone to care
C Em
Do you think you could make it in the end
C Em
Do you think that you could make it, my friend
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VERSE 3
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G Am
We stand round your doorways
C Em
You hang on the walls
C Em
Your frames are your windows
Am Dsus2
Put your bodies on the stalls
G Am
You take all our money
C Em
We leave you no name
C Em
We're dealt just the one card
Am D
But the dealer plays in every game
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SOLO
*****
Em C
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