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Eb/A: x0423x
[Intro]
 A   Eb/A   A   Ex4
[Verse 1]
TAheEb/Ay wakAe up suEddenly in AtEb/Ahe niAghEt
  A       Eb/A    A       EThere Ais Eb/AlighAtE  
And fAigEb/Aures AdaEncing AiEb/An the AsEky
AClEb/Aothed in more Acolours thEan the worlAd Eb/Acan cAonEtaAinEb/A  A  E  
[Verse 2]
AAnd Eb/Aall Athe silEences of AthEb/Ae nigAhtE  
  A       Eb/A    A       ELE Ap Ain Eb/AsongA  E  
Like AthEb/Aat of Aa rEiver AcaEb/AscadiAngE  
AfrEb/Aom the wild mAountain to Ethe slow huAmaEb/An plaAinE  
[Chorus 1]
F#mGloooooEooA-rBmi-aA!         F#m   EGAloBmoooDooo-ri-a in the highest!
 A   Eb/A   A   Ex4
[Verse 3]
A AcEb/Ahild'As cry sEounds froAm Eb/Afar aAwaEy
  A       Eb/A    A       EIt's aAlmEb/Aost dAayE  
And iAn Eb/Athe bAroEwn-aiAr Eb/Atown AawEay below
AThEb/Aree travelers ArE Ap a stEar harvest AanEb/Ad theAn Ego on their way again
[Chorus 2]
F#mGloria! EGAloBmria Ain F#mthe hiEghAesBmt!D  
F#mGloria! EGAloBmria Ain F#mthe hiEghAesBmt!D  
 A   Eb/A   A   Ex4 A  

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Shepherds

by Bruce Cockburn

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb/A

F#m

Eb/A: x0423x

[Intro]

A Eb/A A E

[Verse 1]

A Eb/A A E A Eb/A A E

They wake up suddenly in the night

A Eb/A A E A Eb/A A E

There is light

A Eb/A A E A Eb/A A E

And figures dancing in the sky

A Eb/A A E A Eb/A A E A Eb/A A E

Clothed in more colours than the world can contain

[Verse 2]

A Eb/A A E A Eb/A A E

And all the silences of the night

A Eb/A A E A Eb/A A E

LE Ap in song

A Eb/A A E A Eb/A A E

Like that of a river cascading

A Eb/A A E A Eb/A A E

from the wild mountain to the slow human plain

[Chorus 1]

F#m E A Bm A F#m E A Bm D

Glooooooo-ri-a! Glooooooo-ri-a in the highest!

A Eb/A A E

[Verse 3]

A Eb/A A E A Eb/A A E

A child's cry sounds from far away

A Eb/A A E A Eb/A A E

It's almost day

A Eb/A A E A Eb/A A E

And in the brown-air town away below

A Eb/A A E A Eb/A A E

Three travelers rE Ap a star harvest and then go on their way again

[Chorus 2]

F#m E A Bm A F#m E A Bm D

Gloria! Gloria in the highest!

F#m E A Bm A F#m E A Bm D

Gloria! Gloria in the highest!

A Eb/A A E A

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