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BThe calm that's D#moften befEore storms yet had F#broken
Like Btwo stars crossed D#mlovers aEbout to F#collide
And D#mthen the Eshowers roll D#min
The Emagic begD#mins
It stops Etime
Like F#it was eternal
BWe met  at iD#mnfernal
Old EDante's inF#ferno
That's Bopen downD#mtown real Elate for some F#coffee
At D#mnine were Etalking D#mfine
Still Estaring at D#mfive
Stopped Etime like F#it was eternal
BEternaD#mlE  F#  B  D#m  E  F#  
D#mI   Efinally D#mknow there's oEne place to D#mgo
To Estop time
Like F#it was eternal
BI waltz when I D#mmumble I Esmile when I F#stumble
BUpon some new D#msweet thing witEhout any F#trouble
And D#mthen the Eshowers roll D#min
The Emagic begD#mins
It stops Etime
Like F#it was eternal
BEternaD#mlE  F#  B  D#m  E  F#  

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Eternal

by Jim Lauderdale

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D#m

B D#m E F#

The calm that's often before storms yet had broken

B D#m E F#

Like two stars crossed lovers about to collide

D#m E D#m

And then the showers roll in

E D#m

The magic begins

It stops time

Like it was eternal

B D#m

We met at infernal

E F#

Old Dante's inferno

B D#m E F#

That's open downtown real late for some coffee

D#m E D#m

At nine were talking fine

E D#m

Still staring at five

E F#

Stopped time like it was eternal

B D#m E F# B D#m E F#

Eternal

D#m E D#m E D#m

I finally know there's one place to go

To stop time

Like it was eternal

B D#m E F#

I waltz when I mumble I smile when I stumble

B D#m E F#

Upon some new sweet thing without any trouble

D#m E D#m

And then the showers roll in

E D#m

The magic begins

It stops time

Like it was eternal

B D#m E F# B D#m E F#

Eternal

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