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[Intro]
| C| F   Dm  Em  
[Verse]
You say you see Fno hope
You say you see Bbno reason we should dream
That the world would ever chGmange
You're saying love is fCoolish to believe
'Cause there'll always be sFome crazy
With an army or a knDmife
To wCake you from your dBbay dream
                               C| Bb  C  
Put the fear back in your life
Look, if someone wrFote a play just to glorify
What's strBbonger than hate
Would they Anot arrange Gmthe stage
To look as if the hCero came too late?
He's almost Fin defeat
It's looking like the eDmvil side will win
So on the eCdge of evBbery seat
From the moment that the whCole thing begins, it is
[Chorus]
BbLove who makes the mFortar
CAnd it's loFve who stDm/Eacked these stoDmnes
And it's lBbove who made the stage here
Although it lCooks like we're alone
In this scBbene set in shCadows
Like the niFght is here to stBbay
TAmhere is eGmvil cast around us
But it's lCove that wrote the pBblayBb  F  
           Gm         Am         Bb         C|  F| C   Bb| F| C  Bb  
For in this darkness love can show the way
[Verse]
So now the sFtage is set
Feel you own heBbart beating in your chest
This lAmife's not oGmver yet
So we get up on our feCet and do our best
We play against the fFear
We play against the rDmeasons not to try
We're plaCying for the teBbars
Burning in the haCppy angel's eyes, for it's
[Chorus]
BbLove who makes the mFortar
CAnd it's loFve who stDm/Eacked these stoDmnes
And it's lBbove who made the stage here
Although it lCooks like we're alone
In this scBbene set in shCadows
Like the niFght is here to stBbay
TAmhere is eGmvil cast around us
But it's lCove that wrote the pBblayBb  F  
           Gm         Am         Bb         C|  F| C  Bb  
For in this darkness love can show the way
          | F| C  Bb  
Show the way
          | F| C   Bb|F  
Show the way

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Show The Way

by David Wilcox (US)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm/E

[Intro]

C F Dm Em

| |

[Verse]

You say you see no hope

You say you see no reason we should dream

That the world would ever change

You're saying love is foolish to believe

'Cause there'll always be some crazy

With an army or a knife

C Bb

To wake you from your day dream

C Bb C

Put the fear back in your life

Look, if someone wrote a play just to glorify

What's stronger than hate

A Gm

Would they not arrange the stage

To look as if the hero came too late?

He's almost in defeat

It's looking like the evil side will win

C Bb

So on the edge of every seat

From the moment that the whole thing begins, it is

[Chorus]

Bb F

Love who makes the mortar

C F Dm/E Dm

And it's love who stacked these stones

And it's love who made the stage here

Although it looks like we're alone

Bb C

In this scene set in shadows

F Bb

Like the night is here to stay

Am Gm

There is evil cast around us

C Bb Bb F

But it's love that wrote the play

Gm Am Bb C F C Bb F C Bb

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For in this darkness love can show the way

[Verse]

So now the stage is set

Feel you own heart beating in your chest

Am Gm

This life's not over yet

So we get up on our feet and do our best

We play against the fear

We play against the reasons not to try

C Bb

We're playing for the tears

Burning in the happy angel's eyes, for it's

[Chorus]

Bb F

Love who makes the mortar

C F Dm/E Dm

And it's love who stacked these stones

And it's love who made the stage here

Although it looks like we're alone

Bb C

In this scene set in shadows

F Bb

Like the night is here to stay

Am Gm

There is evil cast around us

C Bb Bb F

But it's love that wrote the play

Gm Am Bb C F C Bb

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For in this darkness love can show the way

F C Bb

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Show the way

F C Bb F

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