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Note that the strumming pattern begins with two bass string only down strokes, then to strum.
[Intro]
G    Bm   C    G         Bm   C    D
G    Bm   C    G         Bm   C    G
[Verse 1]
It´s so warm and it´s Bmso nice
To Clie here in your Gharbor,
And you tell me Bmall the things
That you Cknow I need to Dhear.
GLet us rest and Bmdo our best
To for Cget the coming Gmorning,
´Cause the hard light of the Bmtruth of things,
´Tis the Conly Dthing I Gfear.
[Verse 2]
You can walk in Bmsatin shoes
And CI can march, a Gwarrior,
Straight into your Bmwaiting arms
Where Cvirtue has no pDrice.
GTogether at the Bmbirth of love,
The Cseason falls aGround us,
So make it last, the Bmnight must pass
Through the Cfire aDnd the Gice.
[Instrumental]
Em   D   Em   D C
Em   D   Em   D G
[Verse 3]
´Cause I have seen the Bmlonely ones
Who Cstand on in this Gcorner,
Homeless in their hoBmmes
Where days are Cdark and hearts do Ddie,
And I´ve Gheard tales of foreBmver,
And I can Csee what we are Gafter,
But in between the Bmlaughter,
I hear eCchoes Dof goodGbye.
[Verse 4]
Because it´s so nice and Bmso warm
To Clie here in your haGrbor,
And you tell me Bmall the things
That you Cknow I need to Dhear.
GSo let us rest and Bmdo our best
To for Cget the coming Gmorning,
´Cause the hard light of the Bmtruth of things,
´Tis the Conly Dthing I Gfear.
[outro]
Em   D    Em   D G

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Hard Light

by David Mallett

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Chords in this song · guitar

Note that the strumming pattern begins with two bass string only down strokes, then to strum.

[Intro]

G Bm C G Bm C D

G Bm C G Bm C G

[Verse 1]

It´s so warm and it´s so nice

C G

To lie here in your harbor,

And you tell me all the things

C D

That you know I need to hear.

G Bm

Let us rest and do our best

C G

To for get the coming morning,

´Cause the hard light of the truth of things,

C D G

´Tis the only thing I fear.

[Verse 2]

You can walk in satin shoes

C G

And I can march, a warrior,

Straight into your waiting arms

C D

Where virtue has no price.

G Bm

Together at the birth of love,

C G

The season falls around us,

So make it last, the night must pass

C D G

Through the fire and the ice.

[Instrumental]

Em D Em D C

Em D Em D G

[Verse 3]

´Cause I have seen the lonely ones

C G

Who stand on in this corner,

Homeless in their homes

C D

Where days are dark and hearts do die,

G Bm

And I´ve heard tales of forever,

C G

And I can see what we are after,

But in between the laughter,

C D G

I hear echoes of goodbye.

[Verse 4]

Because it´s so nice and so warm

C G

To lie here in your harbor,

And you tell me all the things

C D

That you know I need to hear.

G Bm

So let us rest and do our best

C G

To for get the coming morning,

´Cause the hard light of the truth of things,

C D G

´Tis the only thing I fear.

[outro]

Em D Em D G

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