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The Lake

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Chord formulation for "The Lake" by James
Basic riff at the begining of the song
e|-----------------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------------------||
G|-----------------------------------------||
D|-----------------------------------------||
A|---3-5--3-5--5-7--3-5--3-5--5-3----------|| And repeat
E|-----------------------------------------||
(Basic Riff)
He said I must be dreaming
But I thought I heard the sound
The sound that lovers make
As they drop down from the window
Quiet as cats, across the courtyard
Moving from shadow to shadow
Past the guards to the forest
So quiet in her still reflection
Drawing them down to the lake, to the center
Of her attention
(End of Riff-basic chord sequence)
GSteal the Dmoon Ctonight
Before the morning
GSteal the Dmoon Ctonight
I just never had the GstrengthD  C  G  D  C  G  D  C  
GAnd on the westbank a Dboat is being pulled Cacross the sand
As they move so softly
GThey slip into Dwater
CAs they don't break the moon's reflection
GAnd drift like a Dcloud
CTo the center
Beneath the moon's attentionG  D  
CStill drawingG  D  
CStill drawing
GSteal the Dmoon Ctonight
Before the morning
GSteal the Dmoon Ctonight
GI want to Ddrown in your moondream
CI've seen you rising from shore to shore
GI want to Ddrown in your moondream
CI've seen you rising
GSteal the Dmoon Ctonight
GShiiiiiiiDiiiiiiiiiiiCiiiiiiinneee
GShiiiiiiiDiiiiiiiiiiiCiiiiiiinneee
GShiiiiiiiDiiiiiiiiiiiCiiiiiiinneee
G  D  C  (and repeat and fade)

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The Lake

by James

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Chord formulation for "The Lake" by James

Basic riff at the begining of the song

e|-----------------------------------------||

B|-----------------------------------------||

G|-----------------------------------------||

D|-----------------------------------------||

A|---3-5--3-5--5-7--3-5--3-5--5-3----------|| And repeat

E|-----------------------------------------||

(Basic Riff)

He said I must be dreaming

But I thought I heard the sound

The sound that lovers make

As they drop down from the window

Quiet as cats, across the courtyard

Moving from shadow to shadow

Past the guards to the forest

So quiet in her still reflection

Drawing them down to the lake, to the center

Of her attention

(End of Riff-basic chord sequence)

G D C

Steal the moon tonight

Before the morning

G D C

Steal the moon tonight

G D C G D C G D C

I just never had the strength

G D C

And on the westbank a boat is being pulled across the sand

As they move so softly

G D

They slip into water

As they don't break the moon's reflection

G D

And drift like a cloud

To the center

G D

Beneath the moon's attention

C G D

Still drawing

G D C

Steal the moon tonight

Before the morning

G D C

Steal the moon tonight

G D

I want to drown in your moondream

I've seen you rising from shore to shore

G D

I want to drown in your moondream

I've seen you rising

G D C

Steal the moon tonight

G D C

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinneee

G D C

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinneee

G D C

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinneee

G D C (and repeat and fade)

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