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Intro based on these three chords
e-----7------4------0------------------------|
B-----5------4------2------------------------|
G-----4------4------2------------------------|
D-----6------4------2------------------------|
A-----0------0------0------------------------|
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Verse 1
Esouthern minnesota in the year of 1997
there was Ca great natural light in Bthe sky and people Eran in fear
and i was so concerned with the welfare of the woman standing nearest to me
that i didn't Cnotice when it Bshone on both of us then diAsappeared
i asked her, do you Eknow what that Awas?A/C#  
and did it B7shine for only Eus?
tell me do you Eknow what that Awas?C#  
was it a sB7ign?
i think it probably Ewas
Epittsburgh, pennsylvania in the year of 1987
there was a Cgreat natural light in Bthe sky and people Eran in fear
and i was so concerned with the welfare of my brother nearest to me
that i didn't Cnotice when i shone on Bboth of us than Adisappeared
i asked him, do you Eknow what that Awas?A/C#  
and did it B7shine for only Eus?
tell me do you know what that Awas?A/C#  
was it a B7sign?
i think it probably Ewas
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1997

by Mason Jennings

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A/C#

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Intro based on these three chords

e-----7------4------0------------------------|

B-----5------4------2------------------------|

G-----4------4------2------------------------|

D-----6------4------2------------------------|

A-----0------0------0------------------------|

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

Verse 1

southern minnesota in the year of 1997

C B E

there was a great natural light in the sky and people ran in fear

and i was so concerned with the welfare of the woman standing nearest to me

C B A

that i didn't notice when it shone on both of us then disappeared

E A A/C#

i asked her, do you know what that was?

B7 E

and did it shine for only us?

E A C#

tell me do you know what that was?

was it a sign?

i think it probably was

pittsburgh, pennsylvania in the year of 1987

C B E

there was a great natural light in the sky and people ran in fear

and i was so concerned with the welfare of my brother nearest to me

C B A

that i didn't notice when i shone on both of us than disappeared

E A A/C#

i asked him, do you know what that was?

B7 E

and did it shine for only us?

A A/C#

tell me do you know what that was?

was it a sign?

i think it probably was

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