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[Intro]
G  Em7 G/F#  C  G  Em7 G/F#  C
[Verse]
SGome things I've dEm7one make G/F#my conscience buCrn,
My very spine shutter and squirm.
GI only hope tEm7hat I've lG/F#earned fCrom my sins.
GI heard a voice when Em7I was 1G/F#3,
Got baCptised and washed up clean.
But the wGorld has a way, if you kEm7now what I G/F#mean,
COf scuffin' you up again.
I Dcan't expD/F#lain a blesGsed thing,
Not a faCllen star or a feathered wing,
Or hDow a man in cD/F#hains can have the stGrength to sCing.
DJust one tD/F#hing is cGlear to me,                  
like a bird)
There's alCways more than what appears to be
And when the liDght's just rD/F#ight I swGear IC  
see...poetry. -
G  Em7  G/F#  C
GWell, somebody made eEm7verytG/F#hing
From my sCoul inside out to Saturn's rings,
How my bGaby smiles, how Em7Ray CG/F#harles sinCgs...
Of course we were created.
ClGouds make rain, the oEm7cean makes G/F#sand,
The eCarth breathes fire, and lava makes land.
WGell, that took a mEm7ighty G/F#hand
And a wCild imagination.
  E    A    D4x
DGreams I dreamed came Em7back ten-G/F#fold
From the frCiends that I have to the woman I hold.
GI look down on a sEm7treet of G/F#gold,
After aCll the mud along the way.
SGometimes a big ol' mEm7ysteG/F#ry can lCead right in on me.
Says that GI am home and Em7I am G/F#free...
And IC'll take that anyday.
DJust one tD/F#hing is cGlear to me,
There's alCways more than what appears to be
And when the liDght's just rD/F#ight I swGear IC  
see...poetry.
[Outro]
G  Em7  G/F#  C

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Poetry

by Pat Green

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

G/F#

D/F#

[Intro]

G Em7 G/F# C G Em7 G/F# C

[Verse]

G Em7 G/F# C

Some things I've done make my conscience burn,

My very spine shutter and squirm.

G Em7 G/F# C

I only hope that I've learned from my sins.

G Em7 G/F#

I heard a voice when I was 13,

Got baptised and washed up clean.

G Em7 G/F#

But the world has a way, if you know what I mean,

Of scuffin' you up again.

D D/F# G

I can't explain a blessed thing,

Not a fallen star or a feathered wing,

D D/F# G C

Or how a man in chains can have the strength to sing.

D D/F# G

Just one thing is clear to me,

like a bird)

There's always more than what appears to be

D D/F# G C

And when the light's just right I swear I

see...poetry. -

G Em7 G/F# C

G Em7 G/F#

Well, somebody made everything

From my soul inside out to Saturn's rings,

G Em7 G/F# C

How my baby smiles, how Ray Charles sings...

Of course we were created.

G Em7 G/F#

Clouds make rain, the ocean makes sand,

The earth breathes fire, and lava makes land.

G Em7 G/F#

Well, that took a mighty hand

And a wild imagination.

E A D

G Em7 G/F#

Dreams I dreamed came back ten-fold

From the friends that I have to the woman I hold.

G Em7 G/F#

I look down on a street of gold,

After all the mud along the way.

G Em7 G/F# C

Sometimes a big ol' mystery can lead right in on me.

G Em7 G/F#

Says that I am home and I am free...

And I'll take that anyday.

D D/F# G

Just one thing is clear to me,

There's always more than what appears to be

D D/F# G C

And when the light's just right I swear I

see...poetry.

[Outro]

G Em7 G/F# C

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