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[Intro]
G C C G C
[Verse]
GI thought I'd be an Dangel
CAnd fly on astral sGkies
CI thought I'd wear a Gfanciful disguDiseD7  
And It's tCaken me Da lotta time
GTo find out I'm not oCne
GAn outlaw on the Drun,
COn this side of the Gsun.
[Verse]
GI hoped I'd be a Dchampion 
CAnd live without a Gcare
CI thought I'd change the Gworld, 
Make it jDust and D7fair
CBut my youth slipped by Dbefore my eyes
GMuch to my surpCrise
GBefore I had begDun, 
COn this side of the sGun.
[Verse]
GOut on this end Dof the wind
CWinter's coming 'Ground the bend
CYou pray for rain, bGefore you know,
CYou're standin' in a fDoot of snow
So you Cpull your coat up Dto your chin
GPick your shovel Cup again
G'Cause your work is never Ddone, 
COn this side of the sGun.
[Instrumental]
G C G C
[Verse]
GI took it to a fDortune teller
CI thought that she might Ghelp me
CShe looked into my eGyes 
And smiled CmysteriousDly
But she Cdidn't know Das much as me
GI stared back, dejCectedly
G'Cause I know where she's Dfrom, 
CThis side of the sGun.
[Verse]
GOut behind these pDrison walls,
CDark clouds come and Ghard rains fall
CYou pause a moment Gfor a dream,
CThey row you gently Ddown the stream
You Cwake up angry Din the night,
GJump up, ready for the fCight
GBut the war is never Dwon 
COn this side of the Gsun.
[Verse]
GNow they tell me mDusic 
CCan free a person's sGoul
CSo I sing a Gsong Ceverywhere I Dgo
CBut It's not much different Dthan before
GI'm still looking Cfor the door
GI wonder if there Dis one,
COn this side of the Gsun...

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This Side Of The Sun

by Don Williams

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[Intro]

G C C G C

[Verse]

G D

I thought I'd be an angel

C G

And fly on astral skies

C G D D7

I thought I'd wear a fanciful disguise

C D

And It's taken me a lotta time

G C

To find out I'm not one

G D

An outlaw on the run,

C G

On this side of the sun.

[Verse]

G D

I hoped I'd be a champion

C G

And live without a care

C G

I thought I'd change the world,

D D7

Make it just and fair

C D

But my youth slipped by before my eyes

G C

Much to my surprise

G D

Before I had begun,

C G

On this side of the sun.

[Verse]

G D

Out on this end of the wind

C G

Winter's coming 'round the bend

C G

You pray for rain, before you know,

C D

You're standin' in a foot of snow

C D

So you pull your coat up to your chin

G C

Pick your shovel up again

G D

'Cause your work is never done,

C G

On this side of the sun.

[Instrumental]

G C G C

[Verse]

G D

I took it to a fortune teller

C G

I thought that she might help me

C G

She looked into my eyes

C D

And smiled mysteriously

C D

But she didn't know as much as me

G C

I stared back, dejectedly

G D

'Cause I know where she's from,

C G

This side of the sun.

[Verse]

G D

Out behind these prison walls,

C G

Dark clouds come and hard rains fall

C G

You pause a moment for a dream,

C D

They row you gently down the stream

C D

You wake up angry in the night,

G C

Jump up, ready for the fight

G D

But the war is never won

C G

On this side of the sun.

[Verse]

G D

Now they tell me music

C G

Can free a person's soul

C G C D

So I sing a song everywhere I go

C D

But It's not much different than before

G C

I'm still looking for the door

G D

I wonder if there is one,

C G

On this side of the sun...

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