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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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Am G
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VERSE 1
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For Amfifty-five days I've been Fflying Amaround the world
DDidn't Ganybody know, didn't Eanyone suppose
That my Amlife up here was Cslowly drifting Dby
And Fall I've got to Bbdo is sit and Amcry
Am G
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VERSE 2
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The AmEarth is so clear and it's Fsimply a Amreach away
I just Ghad to laugh today but the Enews it seemed to say
That my Amlife once full was Csurely running Ddry
I Fprayed a while but then I had to Ccry
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CHORUS
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Look in my Geyes - I Dknow
That Fman is surely just a Cman
It's no surGprise - DI know
The Froad is far too long
And Dlife too short to Amcarry ConBb  F  
Am G
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SOLO
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A  G
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VERSE 3
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For Amfifty-five days I've been Fflying Amaround the world
DHere in Gsyncopated time, while my Etangled web of rhyme
Dangles Amaimlessly, Ctime drips slowly Dby
And Fall I've got to Bbdo is sit and Ccry
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CHORUS
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Look in my Geyes - I Dknow
That Fman is surely just a Cman
It's no surGprise - DI know
The Froad is far too long
And Dlife too short to Amcarry ConBb  F  
Am  G
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SOLO
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A  G

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Negative Earth

by Barclay James Harvest

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning = Standard

INTRO

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Am G

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VERSE 1

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Am F Am

For fifty-five days I've been flying around the world

D G E

Didn't anybody know, didn't anyone suppose

Am C D

That my life up here was slowly drifting by

F Bb Am

And all I've got to do is sit and cry

Am G

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VERSE 2

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Am F Am

The Earth is so clear and it's simply a reach away

G E

I just had to laugh today but the news it seemed to say

Am C D

That my life once full was surely running dry

F C

I prayed a while but then I had to cry

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CHORUS

*******

G D

Look in my eyes - I know

F C

That man is surely just a man

G D

It's no surprise - I know

The road is far too long

D Am C Bb F

And life too short to carry on

Am G

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SOLO

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A G

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VERSE 3

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Am F Am

For fifty-five days I've been flying around the world

D G E

Here in syncopated time, while my tangled web of rhyme

Am C D

Dangles aimlessly, time drips slowly by

F Bb C

And all I've got to do is sit and cry

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CHORUS

*******

G D

Look in my eyes - I know

F C

That man is surely just a man

G D

It's no surprise - I know

The road is far too long

D Am C Bb F

And life too short to carry on

Am G

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SOLO

*****

A G

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