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Eastern Light

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[Verse 1]
BmLight on the water makes it look easy to be free
BmI dream ways back to you and you a way back to me
Ah, in Gthe Eastern light, Bmon the open wind
Those days come Grushing back, Bmlike the tide changing
[Chorus]
GAnd still my shadow's waiting for Dyou Clike it always used Gto
GHanging around and looking behind Dme Cso that you can find Gme
GIn the eastern Bmlight
[Verse 2]
BmHow did we lose each other like something at sea
BmWas I so hard to love and so love let go of me
GOut in the eastern light Bmon the open wind
GIs broken love Bmever forgiven
[Chorus]
GAnd still my shadow waiting for yDou Clike it always used tGo
GHanging around looking behind mDe sCo that you can find mGe
GIn the eastern Bmlight
[Bridge]
Eastern Glight, fill my eyes so no one knows I'Bmm crying
Eastern Glight, my love is gone despite all of the Bmtrying
Eastern Glight, can you see the way I've come Bmapart
When I Cthink of how we Gdid each others Bmhearts
[Verse 3]
BmLight on the water makes it look easy to be free
BmI see it on your face and your arm around me
out in Gthe Eastern light, BmI am holding you
Because Gthe Eastern light, Bmwill you hold me too
[Chorus]
GAnd still my shadow waiting for yDou Cas it always will dGo
GHanging around looking behind mDe Cso that you can find mGe
GIn the eastern Bmlight

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Eastern Light

by Tift Merritt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

Light on the water makes it look easy to be free

I dream ways back to you and you a way back to me

G Bm

Ah, in the Eastern light, on the open wind

G Bm

Those days come rushing back, like the tide changing

[Chorus]

G D C G

And still my shadow's waiting for you like it always used to

G D C G

Hanging around and looking behind me so that you can find me

G Bm

In the eastern light

[Verse 2]

How did we lose each other like something at sea

Was I so hard to love and so love let go of me

G Bm

Out in the eastern light on the open wind

G Bm

Is broken love ever forgiven

[Chorus]

G D C G

And still my shadow waiting for you like it always used to

G D C G

Hanging around looking behind me so that you can find me

G Bm

In the eastern light

[Bridge]

G Bm

Eastern light, fill my eyes so no one knows I'm crying

G Bm

Eastern light, my love is gone despite all of the trying

G Bm

Eastern light, can you see the way I've come apart

C G Bm

When I think of how we did each others hearts

[Verse 3]

Light on the water makes it look easy to be free

I see it on your face and your arm around me

G Bm

out in the Eastern light, I am holding you

G Bm

Because the Eastern light, will you hold me too

[Chorus]

G D C G

And still my shadow waiting for you as it always will do

G D C G

Hanging around looking behind me so that you can find me

G Bm

In the eastern light

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