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[Intro]
C
[Verse]
There's a wilderness, it's a no man's land
Between FAlice Springs and the Cocean
GSeventeen hundred miles of E7burning Csand
And a silken thread keeps a hold on you
When the Femptiness like a CpotionG  
Tends to fray your reason E7strand by Cstrand
[Verse]
And there's E7no more need for the mask you wear
When the Amlast goodGbyes have been Csaid
So Gkiss the Ccheeks of your Amdearest friends
And Gturn to the D7/F#desert aGhead
Now you're Con your own like a sailing ship
You're the Fcaptain, the crew and the CsailorsG  
Turn around and this is E7what you CseeD7  
[Chorus]
This is Gme, D7facing Gme
All aEmlone 'cause I Achoose tD7o be
With the Cwind and the sun on Gme, Donly GmeF  
[Verse]
Now you Cdream so much about being lost
Your Fghost by a coolabah CsleepingG  
Haunts you and whispers E7in your Cear
Give up, give up this lonely road
No one Fknows the promise you're keepCing
GYou can't touch the emptiE7ness out Chere
[Verse]
But the grE7ace that mends this broken wing
The Amblue sky Gto reCgain
Will Glift those Cfeet and Amraise those eyes
To Gface the D7/F#desert aGgain
As the Cdawn reveals the journey's end
In Ftruth, it's only beCginning
And Git's as big as your eyes E7wish to CseeD7  
[Chorus]
This is Gme, D7facing Gme
All aEmlone 'cause I Achoose tD7o be
With the Cwind and the sun on Gme, Donly Gme
[Instrumental]
F  C    F  C  G    E7  C
C    F  C  G    E7  Am   D7
[Chorus]
This is Gme, D7facing Gme
All aEmlone 'cause I Achoose tD7o be
With the Cwind and the sun on Gme, Donly Gme
[Outro]
F  C    F  C  G    E7  C

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Crusader

by Mary Black

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D7/F#

[Intro]

[Verse]

There's a wilderness, it's a no man's land

F C

Between Alice Springs and the ocean

G E7 C

Seventeen hundred miles of burning sand

And a silken thread keeps a hold on you

F C G

When the emptiness like a potion

E7 C

Tends to fray your reason strand by strand

[Verse]

And there's no more need for the mask you wear

Am G C

When the last goodbyes have been said

G C Am

So kiss the cheeks of your dearest friends

G D7/F# G

And turn to the desert ahead

Now you're on your own like a sailing ship

F C G

You're the captain, the crew and the sailors

E7 C D7

Turn around and this is what you see

[Chorus]

G D7 G

This is me, facing me

Em A D7

All alone 'cause I choose to be

C G D G F

With the wind and the sun on me, only me

[Verse]

Now you dream so much about being lost

F C G

Your ghost by a coolabah sleeping

E7 C

Haunts you and whispers in your ear

Give up, give up this lonely road

F C

No one knows the promise you're keeping

G E7 C

You can't touch the emptiness out here

[Verse]

But the grace that mends this broken wing

Am G C

The blue sky to regain

G C Am

Will lift those feet and raise those eyes

G D7/F# G

To face the desert again

As the dawn reveals the journey's end

F C

In truth, it's only beginning

G E7 C D7

And it's as big as your eyes wish to see

[Chorus]

G D7 G

This is me, facing me

Em A D7

All alone 'cause I choose to be

C G D G

With the wind and the sun on me, only me

[Instrumental]

F C F C G E7 C

C F C G E7 Am D7

[Chorus]

G D7 G

This is me, facing me

Em A D7

All alone 'cause I choose to be

C G D G

With the wind and the sun on me, only me

[Outro]

F C F C G E7 C

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