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REQUIEM. (Alan Parsons)
     A6x02222
   A/C#x42220
    Em9020032
  Em/C#x42000
 F#m7b5234252
[Intro]
|  Em|  C   B7|  Em|  C   B7|
[Chorus]
Well, EmI thought that one day
 CYou and me would B7run away
Did EmI make a mistake
Of Csaving my B7someday
So Emwrite on the Em/C#headstone
CHere lies the B7unknown
The Amwand breaks and love cries
The Cday that the B7magic dies
[Verse]
 Em9I speak the euloA6gy
To everyone I Em9see
It doesn't comfort C7meB7  
 Em9The requiem I A6wrote
For love will not Em9grow old
And we will never C7knowB7  
We'll neEm9ver knowA6  
Never Em9knowA6  B7  
[Chorus]
But EmI thought that one day
 CYou and me would B7run away
Did EmI make a mistake
Of Csaving my B7someday
So Emwrite on the Em/C#headstone
CHere lies the B7unknown
The Amwand breaks and love cries
The Cday that the B7magic dies
[Instrumental]
|  Em|  C   B7|  Em|  C   B7|
|  Em|   F#m7b5   C   B7|  Em|   F#m7b5   C   B7|
|  Em|  A/C#|  Em|  A/C#|
[Verse]
 EmPut on the clothes of A6black
She's never coming Em9back
The family's sC7o sadB7  
 Em9I'm damned to being A6saved
I rise above the Em9grave
A new way everyC7dayB7  
[Chorus]
But EmI thought that one day
 CYou and me would B7run away
Did EmI make a mistake
Of Csaving my B7someday
So Emwrite on the Em/C#headstone
 CHere lies the B7dead and gone
The Amwand broke and the love cried
The Cday that the B7magic diEmeeeeeCesB7  
 EmGoodbF#m7b5yyyyyyyCyyB7yyyyEmyyyEm/C#yyeC  Am  B7  
GoodEmbyyyyCyeB7  Em9  

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Requiem

by Alan Parsons

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

Em9

Em/C#

F#m7b5

REQUIEM. (Alan Parsons)

x02222

A/C#

x42220

Em9

020032

Em/C#

x42000

F#m7b5

234252

[Intro]

Em C B7 Em C B7

| | | | |

[Chorus]

Well, I thought that one day

C B7

You and me would run away

Did I make a mistake

C B7

Of saving my someday

Em Em/C#

So write on the headstone

C B7

Here lies the unknown

The wand breaks and love cries

C B7

The day that the magic dies

[Verse]

Em9 A6

I speak the eulogy

Em9

To everyone I see

C7 B7

It doesn't comfort me

Em9 A6

The requiem I wrote

Em9

For love will not grow old

C7 B7

And we will never know

Em9 A6

We'll never know

Em9 A6 B7

Never know

[Chorus]

But I thought that one day

C B7

You and me would run away

Did I make a mistake

C B7

Of saving my someday

Em Em/C#

So write on the headstone

C B7

Here lies the unknown

The wand breaks and love cries

C B7

The day that the magic dies

[Instrumental]

Em C B7 Em C B7

| | | | |

Em F#m7b5 C B7 Em F#m7b5 C B7

| | | | |

Em A/C# Em A/C#

| | | | |

[Verse]

Em A6

Put on the clothes of black

Em9

She's never coming back

C7 B7

The family's so sad

Em9 A6

I'm damned to being saved

Em9

I rise above the grave

C7 B7

A new way everyday

[Chorus]

But I thought that one day

C B7

You and me would run away

Did I make a mistake

C B7

Of saving my someday

Em Em/C#

So write on the headstone

C B7

Here lies the dead and gone

The wand broke and the love cried

C B7 Em C B7

The day that the magic dieeeeees

Em F#m7b5 C B7 Em Em/C# C Am B7

Goodbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyye

Em C B7 Em9

Goodbyyyyye

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