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I have these chords in an old file donated by a kind anonymous net.friend -
        [Intro:  A   G   D   E]
        (E)                 A         C#m               G   Bm  E  
        This must be heaven, tonight I cross the line.
        You must be the Aangel, I C#mthought I might Gnever fiBmnd.E  
        Was it you I heard AsingingG, Oh while I was chasin' dF#mreamsBm.
        Driven by the F#mwindBm, like the dust that blows aF#mround,Bm  
        And the rain fallin' downA,   G    Dbut I Enever know.A  G  D  
        EGot to be Aheaven, cause C#mhere's where the Grainbow Bmends.E  
        If this ain't the Areal thing, then it's C#mclose enoGugh to preBmtend.E  
        When that Awind blowsG, when the night's about to fF#mall.Bm  
        You can hear the silence cF#mall,   Bmit's a certain sort of sF#mound,Bm  
                                    F(climb)
        Like the rain fallin' down.
        EHoles in what's left of Dmy AreasonB, Eholes in the knees of Dmy AbluesB.
        EOdds against me beeDn inAcreasin', Bbut I'll pull Bthrough.
        I Enever could read nDo Aroad map,B  
        And I Edon't know what the weather Dmight Ado.B  
        Hear that Ewitch wind whine and Dsee the Adog star Bshine,
        I got a Dfeeling there's no time to Bblose, no time to Alose.
        AaddG  F#m    E    Bb   AAddG  F#m      E|  A   G   D   E|4x
        I never know. I don't never know, know, know.
        EWell it's been Aheaven, but C#meven the Grainbows will Bmend.E  
        Now my Asails are fillin' and the C#mwind is Gwillin'.
        And I'm as Bmgood as gone aEgain.
        I'm still Awalkin'G, so I'm sure that I can F#mdance.Bm  
        Just a Saint of CircumF#mstanceBm, just a tiger in a F#mtrance.Bm  
                                  Bb(climb)                  A   G   D  E  
        And the rain fallin' down, (rain fallin' down now).
        Well, I never know now. Just don't know. Just don't know.
        Listen, sure don't know what I going for, (just don't never know).
        But I'm gonna go for it for sure. (maybe goin' on a dream).
         F(climb)                                         AAddG  F#m   E  A  
        Maybe goin' on a feelin', maybe goin' on a feelin'

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Saint Of Circumstance

by Dead

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C#m

F#m

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I have these chords in an old file donated by a kind anonymous net.friend -

A G D E

[Intro: ]

E A C#m G Bm E

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This must be heaven, tonight I cross the line.

A C#m G Bm E

You must be the angel, I thought I might never find.

A G F#m Bm

Was it you I heard singing, Oh while I was chasin' dreams.

F#m Bm F#m Bm

Driven by the wind, like the dust that blows around,

A G D E A G D

And the rain fallin' down, but I never know.

E A C#m G Bm E

Got to be heaven, cause here's where the rainbow ends.

A C#m G Bm E

If this ain't the real thing, then it's close enough to pretend.

A G F#m Bm

When that wind blows, when the night's about to fall.

F#m Bm F#m Bm

You can hear the silence call, it's a certain sort of sound,

(climb)

Like the rain fallin' down.

E D A B E D A B

Holes in what's left of my reason, holes in the knees of my blues.

E D A B B

Odds against me been increasin', but I'll pull through.

E D A B

I never could read no road map,

E D A B

And I don't know what the weather might do.

E D A B

Hear that witch wind whine and see the dog star shine,

D Bb A

I got a feeling there's no time to lose, no time to lose.

F#m E Bb A F#m E A G D E

AaddG AddG | |4x

I never know. I don't never know, know, know.

E A C#m G Bm E

Well it's been heaven, but even the rainbows will end.

A C#m G

Now my sails are fillin' and the wind is willin'.

Bm E

And I'm as good as gone again.

A G F#m Bm

I'm still walkin', so I'm sure that I can dance.

F#m Bm F#m Bm

Just a Saint of Circumstance, just a tiger in a trance.

Bb A G D E

(climb)

And the rain fallin' down, (rain fallin' down now).

Well, I never know now. Just don't know. Just don't know.

Listen, sure don't know what I going for, (just don't never know).

But I'm gonna go for it for sure. (maybe goin' on a dream).

F A F#m E A

(climb) AddG

Maybe goin' on a feelin', maybe goin' on a feelin'

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