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[Intro]
G7
[Verse 1]
G7My friend Billy he was actin' kinda silly by the C7seashore
G7He started goofin', countin' all the grains of D7sand
About a tG7housand and thirty he was gettin' kinda dirty
And he C7looked at himself and he laughed
He said, "I'll G7never even finish what I D7got right here in my G7hand"
[Chorus]
He had a reveG7lation, had a revelation
He had some kinda knowledge comin' in from somewhere else for D7free
He had a reveG7lation, special inforC7mation
And I'm G7hopin' they'll be catchin' it from D7sea to shining G7sea
[Verse 2]
A G7girl named Nancy started talkin' kinda fancy over C7dinner
G7Usin' clever phrases she would always have to stop and exD7plain
As G7each sentence ended all her guests were more offended
And she C7looked at herself and she laughed
She said "I'll G7never ever use those D7hundred-dollar words aG7gain"
[Chorus]
He had a reveG7lation, had a revelation
He had some kinda knowledge comin' in from somewhere else to D7see
He had a reveG7lation, special situC7ation
And I'm G7sure they'll be catchin' it from D7sea to shining G7sea
[Bridge]
Well, there's a C7time and a place for G7everything
A C7way of standin' up and never G7tippin' your canoe
C7Sometimes it's better if you G7just give in
D7Never use a hammer on a screw
[Verse 3]
G7Mister L. da Vinci said he wouldn't budge an inch he
Was conC7vinced that someday humans would fly
He made some G7little paper aeroplanes to show them what he had on his D7mind
G7Even men of learnin' would have rather seen him burnin'
Like the C7devil or the witch they thought he was
So he kept his G7big mouth shut and he D7didn't have to say goodG7bye
[Chorus]
He had a reveG7lation, he had a revelation
He had some kinda knowledge comin' in from A to D7Z
He had a reveG7lation, a pile of inforC7mation
And I'm G7hopin' they'll be catchin' it from D7sea to shining G7sea
[Outro]
G7

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Revelation

by Burton Cummings

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G7 C7

My friend Billy he was actin' kinda silly by the seashore

G7 D7

He started goofin', countin' all the grains of sand

About a thousand and thirty he was gettin' kinda dirty

And he looked at himself and he laughed

G7 D7 G7

He said, "I'll never even finish what I got right here in my hand"

[Chorus]

He had a revelation, had a revelation

He had some kinda knowledge comin' in from somewhere else for free

G7 C7

He had a revelation, special information

G7 D7 G7

And I'm hopin' they'll be catchin' it from sea to shining sea

[Verse 2]

G7 C7

A girl named Nancy started talkin' kinda fancy over dinner

G7 D7

Usin' clever phrases she would always have to stop and explain

As each sentence ended all her guests were more offended

And she looked at herself and she laughed

G7 D7 G7

She said "I'll never ever use those hundred-dollar words again"

[Chorus]

He had a revelation, had a revelation

He had some kinda knowledge comin' in from somewhere else to see

G7 C7

He had a revelation, special situation

G7 D7 G7

And I'm sure they'll be catchin' it from sea to shining sea

[Bridge]

C7 G7

Well, there's a time and a place for everything

C7 G7

A way of standin' up and never tippin' your canoe

C7 G7

Sometimes it's better if you just give in

Never use a hammer on a screw

[Verse 3]

Mister L. da Vinci said he wouldn't budge an inch he

Was convinced that someday humans would fly

G7 D7

He made some little paper aeroplanes to show them what he had on his mind

Even men of learnin' would have rather seen him burnin'

Like the devil or the witch they thought he was

G7 D7 G7

So he kept his big mouth shut and he didn't have to say goodbye

[Chorus]

He had a revelation, he had a revelation

He had some kinda knowledge comin' in from A to Z

G7 C7

He had a revelation, a pile of information

G7 D7 G7

And I'm hopin' they'll be catchin' it from sea to shining sea

[Outro]

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