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The Dove

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[Intro]
G   C   G   C   G   C   G   C
[Verse]
I Gsaw her in the morning as she Cflew in on the Gwind
Sweeping down from the mountains, Cout across the Gplain
DFlying in, my pure white dove, she Clanded in my hand
She was Ggiving me a Cmessage that I Gtried to understandEm  
CShe was Ggiving me a Emmessage that I Gtried to DunderGstandC  G  C  
[Verse]
Well, her Gvoice was pure and simple, though Csomething sounded Gwrong
For my ears had grown accustomed to a Cdifferent kind of Gsong
And as she brushed against my face, she Clooked me in the eye
She said G"Follow me my Ctraveller, I will Gteach you how to fly"Em  C  
"GFollow me my Emtraveller, I will Gteach you Dhow to Gfly"
[Instrumental]
G   C   G   C   G   C   G   C
[Verse]
GFly on my precious bird of peace and Cshow me what you Gmust
Show me all those promises that Ccrumbled into Gdust
I do Dnot doubt your honesty, your Cgentle heart is pure
But I Gweep for your Cinnocence and the Gpain you must endureEm  C  
I Gweep for your Eminnocence and the Gpain you Dmust enGdureC  G  C  
[Verse]
And Gas we flew across the land, she Cslowly lost her Gflight
And the sun lay down in sympathy and Cgave way to the Gnight
But Dguided by a distant star, she Cfound the strength to fly
And Gleaving me beChind her, she Gvanished in the EmskyC  
GLeaving me beEmhind her, she Gvanished Din the Gsky

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The Dove

by Allan Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C G C G C G C

[Verse]

G C G

I saw her in the morning as she flew in on the wind

C G

Sweeping down from the mountains, out across the plain

D C

Flying in, my pure white dove, she landed in my hand

G C G Em

She was giving me a message that I tried to understand

C G Em G D G C G C

She was giving me a message that I tried to understand

[Verse]

G C G

Well, her voice was pure and simple, though something sounded wrong

C G

For my ears had grown accustomed to a different kind of song

And as she brushed against my face, she looked me in the eye

G C G Em C

She said "Follow me my traveller, I will teach you how to fly"

G Em G D G

"Follow me my traveller, I will teach you how to fly"

[Instrumental]

G C G C G C G C

[Verse]

G C G

Fly on my precious bird of peace and show me what you must

C G

Show me all those promises that crumbled into dust

D C

I do not doubt your honesty, your gentle heart is pure

G C G Em C

But I weep for your innocence and the pain you must endure

G Em G D G C G C

I weep for your innocence and the pain you must endure

[Verse]

G C G

And as we flew across the land, she slowly lost her flight

C G

And the sun lay down in sympathy and gave way to the night

D C

But guided by a distant star, she found the strength to fly

G C G Em C

And leaving me behind her, she vanished in the sky

G Em G D G

Leaving me behind her, she vanished in the sky

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