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Em      /A      /Em7    /A      /Em7    /A      /Em7    /Em7  A/
[Verse 1]
/Em7The re-bel cry of des/-Ao-la-tion/
Em7To which we used to heark/A-en   /
Em7Echoes now in i/A-solation
As the /Em7skies in fury dark/A-en  /
Em7A thousand acts of des-/Ae-cration  /
Em7Hundreds more contin-/Aue
When y’/Em7know that you are all/ Acreation
Em7You're gonna fight them with all/        Em7that's in you/
[Chorus]
DI remember time/ gone by
When peace/Gand hope and dreams /Em7were high
We /Dfollowed inner visions and touched/ the sky
Now we/ Gwho still believe/ Cwon't let them die/   Em/    A/    Em/    A/    Em/
[Verse 2]
Em7Waters dammed to / Aoverflowing
Like tears/ Em7brimming over in our/ Aeyes  /
Em7Sometimes it's so hard to / Akeep on going
When prom-/Em7ises turn to lies/   A/
Em7Go ahead, give in /Ato confusion
And /Em7put aside your ideals too/    A/
Em7Soon you'll see on-/lAy illusion
Em7Don't care who's hurt
As /lEm7ong as it's not you/
[Chorus]
DI remember time/ gone by
When peace/aGnd hope and dreams /Em7were high
We /Dfollowed inner visions and touched/ the sky
Now we/ Gwho still believe/ Cwon't let them die/   Em/    A/    Em/    A/    Em/
[Verse 3]
Em7Sometimes a /Aleader emerges
And is /Em7followed for a /Awhile
Em7Doesn't matter /wAhat he encourages
Just as/ Em7long as he's got /Astyle /
Em7Young ones con-/Aceived in a passion
Of /dEm7irections we thought en-/Alighted /
Em7Grown up they foll/-Aow the mood in fashion /
But bEm7eneathe their bravado
You/ Em7know they're frightened    /
[Chorus]
DI remember time/ gone by
When peace/Gand hope and dreams /Em7were high
We /fDollowed inner visions and touched/ the sky
Now we/ Gwho still believe/ Cwon't let them die/     Em/
/WAe won’t let them die/    D/    /    Em/    A/    /    Em7/    A/    Em7/    A/    Em/    A/

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Time Gone By

by Carole King

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Em7

Em /A /Em7 /A /Em7 /A /Em7 /Em7 A/

[Verse 1]

Em7 A

/The re-bel cry of des/-o-la-tion/

Em7 A

To which we used to heark/-en /

Em7 A

Echoes now in i/-solation

Em7 A

As the /skies in fury dark/-en /

Em7 A

A thousand acts of des-/e-cration /

Em7 A

Hundreds more contin-/ue

Em7 A

When y’/know that you are all/ creation

Em7 Em7

You're gonna fight them with all/ that's in you/

[Chorus]

I remember time/ gone by

G Em7

When peace/and hope and dreams /were high

We /followed inner visions and touched/ the sky

G C Em A Em A Em

Now we/ who still believe/ won't let them die/ / / / / /

[Verse 2]

Em7 A

Waters dammed to / overflowing

Em7 A

Like tears/ brimming over in our/ eyes /

Em7 A

Sometimes it's so hard to / keep on going

Em7 A

When prom-/ises turn to lies/ /

Em7 A

Go ahead, give in /to confusion

Em7 A

And /put aside your ideals too/ /

Em7 A

Soon you'll see on-/ly illusion

Em7

Don't care who's hurt

Em7

As /long as it's not you/

[Chorus]

I remember time/ gone by

G Em7

When peace/and hope and dreams /were high

We /followed inner visions and touched/ the sky

G C Em A Em A Em

Now we/ who still believe/ won't let them die/ / / / / /

[Verse 3]

Em7 A

Sometimes a /leader emerges

Em7 A

And is /followed for a /while

Em7 A

Doesn't matter /what he encourages

Em7 A

Just as/ long as he's got /style /

Em7 A

Young ones con-/ceived in a passion

Em7 A

Of /directions we thought en-/lighted /

Em7 A

Grown up they foll/-ow the mood in fashion /

Em7

But beneathe their bravado

Em7

You/ know they're frightened /

[Chorus]

I remember time/ gone by

G Em7

When peace/and hope and dreams /were high

We /followed inner visions and touched/ the sky

G C Em

Now we/ who still believe/ won't let them die/ /

A D Em A Em7 A Em7 A Em A

/We won’t let them die/ / / / / / / / / / / /

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