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In the Passage is played on piano, so to emulate the sound on guitar, I recommend fingerpicking. 
I won't be covering the solos or the fingerpicking patterns, but they're fairly 
easy to figure out if you know the chords.
INTRO:  C   Bb   C   Bb   C   Bb   C   Bb   F   Am  G  
CThere's a ring around the Bbmoon tonight 
Cand a chill in the Bbair
                 C                 Bb  C-        F     Am  G  
And a fire in the stars that hang so near, so near
CThere's a sound in the Bbwind that blows Cthrough the wild mountain Bbholds
CLike the sighs of a Bbthousand cryiCng sFouls, crying sAmoulsG  
Fill:    F  G  
There's a time when the traveler is fated to find
That insight has turned his gaze behind, behind
And the steps taken yesterday will beckon again
And lead to his weary journey's end, his journey's end
(Chorus)
          F                  G              Em  Am-  G  
And in the passage from the cradle to the grave 
      F             G     Em  Am-G  
we are born, madly dancing
FRushing Gheadlong through the Emcrashing of the Amdays
We run Bbon and on Fwithout a backwards Gglance
We run Bbon and on Fwithout a backwards Gglance
AmI cast my fate with the Gwife of Lot I tAmurned my gEmaze aAmround
AmKnowing neither Gwhat I sought nor Fwhat was to be foundG  
AmHeeding weakness, Gfeeding strength, oh Amlife at Emlength is Amfrail
I Amseek again the Griver's source through Ftime's dark shadowed veil
SOLO:   C    Bb    C    Bb    C    Bb    F    Am  G  
In the fast fading century, as we spin through the years
I pray that our failing vision clears, our vision clears
(Chorus)
The places dash and the faces dart like fishes in a dream
Hiding 'neath the murky banks of long forgotten streams
The lines of life are never long when seen from end to end
The future's never coming, and the past has never been
There's a ring around the moon tonight, and a chill in the air
And a fire in the stars that hang so near, so near

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In The Passage

by Dan Fogelberg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

In the Passage is played on piano, so to emulate the sound on guitar, I recommend fingerpicking.

I won't be covering the solos or the fingerpicking patterns, but they're fairly

easy to figure out if you know the chords.

C Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb F Am G

INTRO:

C Bb

There's a ring around the moon tonight

C Bb

and a chill in the air

C Bb C F Am G

And a fire in the stars that hang so near, so near

C Bb C Bb

There's a sound in the wind that blows through the wild mountain holds

C Bb C F Am G

Like the sighs of a thousand crying souls, crying souls

F G

Fill:

There's a time when the traveler is fated to find

That insight has turned his gaze behind, behind

And the steps taken yesterday will beckon again

And lead to his weary journey's end, his journey's end

(Chorus)

F G Em Am G

And in the passage from the cradle to the grave

F G Em Am G

we are born, madly dancing

F G Em Am

Rushing headlong through the crashing of the days

Bb F G

We run on and on without a backwards glance

Bb F G

We run on and on without a backwards glance

Am G Am Em Am

I cast my fate with the wife of Lot I turned my gaze around

Am G F G

Knowing neither what I sought nor what was to be found

Am G Am Em Am

Heeding weakness, feeding strength, oh life at length is frail

Am G F

I seek again the river's source through time's dark shadowed veil

C Bb C Bb C Bb F Am G

SOLO:

In the fast fading century, as we spin through the years

I pray that our failing vision clears, our vision clears

(Chorus)

The places dash and the faces dart like fishes in a dream

Hiding 'neath the murky banks of long forgotten streams

The lines of life are never long when seen from end to end

The future's never coming, and the past has never been

There's a ring around the moon tonight, and a chill in the air

And a fire in the stars that hang so near, so near

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