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Intro
Dm A
Verse
DmYou, Amfound me, DmdrifFtinAg
DmBig motion Amlike a bird, Dmstrangest sound I Fever Aheard
Chorus
FNow, now that you're Ahere
FStay with me Alight Dmyears
FLigAht Dmyears, FligAht Dmyears
Verse
DmNo paper, Amno ring in the Dmtrees where Ffrogs Asing I
DmRide lilies, Afor you
DmThink of all the things we're Fgonna Ado
Chorus
Bridge
FI gave you a Athousand hours
DmMaking love in the Ftall sunAflowers
FI gave you a Athousand feet
DmDown where the Fwater's Adeep
Instr
Verse
DmSleepy storm, Amsleepy head
DmLean forward Ffrom my Abed
Chorus - repeat

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Light Years

by Heather Nova

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro

Dm A

Verse

Dm Am Dm F A

You, found me, drifting

Dm Am Dm F A

Big motion like a bird, strangest sound I ever heard

Chorus

F A

Now, now that you're here

F A Dm

Stay with me light years

F A Dm F A Dm

Light years, light years

Verse

Dm Am Dm F A

No paper, no ring in the trees where frogs sing I

Dm A

Ride lilies, for you

Dm F A

Think of all the things we're gonna do

Chorus

Bridge

F A

I gave you a thousand hours

Dm F A

Making love in the tall sunflowers

F A

I gave you a thousand feet

Dm F A

Down where the water's deep

Instr

Verse

Dm Am

Sleepy storm, sleepy head

Dm F A

Lean forward from my bed

Chorus - repeat

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