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Zen Archer

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Pretty GmBird with feathers falling, pretty as a lady calling for her
CmPink and midnight lover as she stares into the water
And a Gmyellow moon is rising and there can't be no disguising
That the Cmpretty bird is dying
With a Ebsilver arrow Dlying at it's GmsideF  
[Chorus]
BbRivers of Amblood, Aboceans of Gmtears
GbLife without Fmdeath and Ebdeath without Dreason
[Verse]
To the Gmwhole united nations
To your Cmgreatest expectations
To the Dmoment that you realise as a Ebdark figure steps from Fout of the shadGm7ows
[Chorus]
Cm7Pretty bird closes it's Feyes
EbPretty bird BbM7dies
ADnother pretty thing dead on the end of the shaft of the zen archer
[Verse]
A Gmman in parts forgotten with an outlook that is rotten
And an Cmattitude to match it finds relief inside a hatchet
And he Gmhalved someone in Boulder
Justifiability is in
The hCmands of the beholder
And you just don't know what people will do next
[Chorus]
BbMountains Amof painAb, valleys Gmof love
GbDeath without Fmlife and Eblife without mDeaning
[Verse]
To the Gmpromise kept and broken
To the lCmove that's never spoken
Just as Dsurely as I'm in your ears a Ebdark figure steps from Fout of the shaGm7dow
[Chorus]
Cm7Pretty bird closes it's Feyes
EbPretty bird BbM7dies
ADnother pretty thing dead on the end of the shaft of the zen archer

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Zen Archer

by Todd Rundgren

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7

Cm7

BbM7

Pretty Bird with feathers falling, pretty as a lady calling for her

Pink and midnight lover as she stares into the water

And a yellow moon is rising and there can't be no disguising

That the pretty bird is dying

Eb D Gm F

With a silver arrow lying at it's side

[Chorus]

Bb Am Ab Gm

Rivers of blood, oceans of tears

Gb Fm Eb D

Life without death and death without reason

[Verse]

To the whole united nations

To your greatest expectations

D Eb F Gm7

To the moment that you realise as a dark figure steps from out of the shadows

[Chorus]

Cm7 F

Pretty bird closes it's eyes

Eb BbM7

Pretty bird dies

Another pretty thing dead on the end of the shaft of the zen archer

[Verse]

A man in parts forgotten with an outlook that is rotten

And an attitude to match it finds relief inside a hatchet

And he halved someone in Boulder

Justifiability is in

The hands of the beholder

And you just don't know what people will do next

[Chorus]

Bb Am Ab Gm

Mountains of pain, valleys of love

Gb Fm Eb D

Death without life and life without meaning

[Verse]

To the promise kept and broken

To the love that's never spoken

D Eb F Gm7

Just as surely as I'm in your ears a dark figure steps from out of the shadow

[Chorus]

Cm7 F

Pretty bird closes it's eyes

Eb BbM7

Pretty bird dies

Another pretty thing dead on the end of the shaft of the zen archer

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