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[Legend]
    C: 332010
Cmaj7: 332000
    F: 13321x
   Cm: x3101x
   F7: 131211
[Verse 1]
CIf I should Cmaj7die without a Bible in my Fhand
I pray my Cmajbones shall point across the FsaCnd
[Chorus]
To the Cmshimmering distanCce
The Cmshimmering distant FloveC  
[Verse 2]
If I should Cmaj7live without a feeling in my Fheart
To Cmaj7bad. It's never been there from the FstaCrt
[Chorus]
But in the Cmshimmering distanCce
There's a Cmshimmering distant FloveC  
[Bridge]
Cmaj7Time goes by ain't that a surFprise
Cmaj7Time to live and time to Fdie
In the sCmhimmering distanCce
[Verse 3]
First you get Cmaj7old and then you start to disFappear
You look Cmaj7faint, you're so difficult to FheaCr
[Chorus]
But in the Cmshimmering distanCce
There's a Cmshimmering distant FloveC  
In the Cmshimmering distanCce
There's a Cmshimmering distant FloF7veC  

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Shimmering Distant Love

by Robyn Hitchcock

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cmaj7

Cmaj

[Legend]

: 332010

Cmaj7: 332000

: 13321x

: x3101x

: 131211

[Verse 1]

C Cmaj7 F

If I should die without a Bible in my hand

Cmaj F C

I pray my bones shall point across the sand

[Chorus]

Cm C

To the shimmering distance

Cm F C

The shimmering distant love

[Verse 2]

Cmaj7 F

If I should live without a feeling in my heart

Cmaj7 F C

To bad. It's never been there from the start

[Chorus]

Cm C

But in the shimmering distance

Cm F C

There's a shimmering distant love

[Bridge]

Cmaj7 F

Time goes by ain't that a surprise

Cmaj7 F

Time to live and time to die

Cm C

In the shimmering distance

[Verse 3]

Cmaj7 F

First you get old and then you start to disappear

Cmaj7 F C

You look faint, you're so difficult to hear

[Chorus]

Cm C

But in the shimmering distance

Cm F C

There's a shimmering distant love

Cm C

In the shimmering distance

Cm F F7 C

There's a shimmering distant love

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