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Recollection

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[Verse 1]
Cmaj7Memories of a Fmaj7life on earth go Cmaj7flashing past,Fmaj7  
Of Cmaj7home of Grauben, Fmaj7friends of whom he's Cmaj7seen his lastFmaj7  
D#maj7Contemplating G#maj7what his life's been D#maj7worth,
While G#maj7trapped beneath the D#maj7earth,
An G#maj7embryo at Gsus4birth
G F
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7Pain and fear desFmaj7troy the beauty Cmaj7I have seen,Fmaj7  
Of Cmaj7caverns, where no Fmaj7other man has Cmaj7ever beenFmaj7  
SiD#maj7lurian epoch G#maj7hosts me as my D#maj7grave,
My G#maj7final blow I D#maj7wave,
A G#maj7life too late to Gsus4save
G F
[Outro]
CCrystals of oGpaque quartz, studded Gmlimpid tears,
AForming magic Dmchandeliers,   C       Bdim7lighting blistered galleAmries.G  F  G  
 Am   G    F   Gx2
Am

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Recollection

by Rick Wakeman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

D#maj7

G#maj7

Gsus4

Bdim7

[Verse 1]

Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Memories of a life on earth go flashing past,

Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Of home of Grauben, friends of whom he's seen his last

D#maj7 G#maj7 D#maj7

Contemplating what his life's been worth,

G#maj7 D#maj7

While trapped beneath the earth,

G#maj7 Gsus4

An embryo at birth

G F

[Verse 2]

Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Pain and fear destroy the beauty I have seen,

Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Of caverns, where no other man has ever been

D#maj7 G#maj7 D#maj7

Silurian epoch hosts me as my grave,

G#maj7 D#maj7

My final blow I wave,

G#maj7 Gsus4

A life too late to save

G F

[Outro]

C G Gm

Crystals of opaque quartz, studded limpid tears,

A Dm C Bdim7 Am G F G

Forming magic chandeliers, lighting blistered galleries.

Am G F G

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