VERSE 1

Where’s the lady and the time I used to know
I think that I’ve been on the road too long
Scenes of better days are pictured in my head
And haunting me those old familiar songs

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CHORUS

Oh sweet Jesus hear me cry
Let me see a clearing sky
For tomorrow I may be back home again
So take the shadow from my eyes

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VERSE 2

Sunday morning comes I’m feeling kind of down
I can’t see back to where it all began
And I know you’d help me if you only could
I don’t know why or where or who I am

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CHORUS

Oh sweet Jesus hear me cry
Let me see a clearing sky
For tomorrow I may be back home again
So take the shadow from my eyes

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SOLO – A C#m E G D Bm C G F D

e|-------------b-r---p-------|-------------|---p---------|----------------------------|
B|------10-12-12---10-9------|-----9-10-12-|-12-10-------|---h--h---------------------|
G|----9-----------------9----|-9-9---------|-------11----|-11-12-14-12-11-14-12-11-12-|
D|-11---------------------11-|-------------|----------12-|----------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------------|

hold

e|------------------------------|-UB------bend--UB-UB-UB--UB--UB-UB-UB--UB-s-|
B|---h--h-----------------------|-10---b--|--|--10-10-10--10--10-10-10--10--|
G|-12-14-16-14--12--16-14-12-14-|-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12--|
D|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
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CHORUS

Oh sweet Jesus hear me cry
Let me see a clearing sky
For tomorrow I may be back home again
So take the shadow from my ey…es
Take the shadow from my eyes

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CAPO 2nd FRET

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VERSE 1

Close my eyes and dream the time away
Like the shadows in the night
Count the hours until the break of day
There’s something missing from my life
Can you see me as you listen to the radio
Hope the message carries through
I can see you waiting, waiting on the other side
This song I sing is just for you

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CHORUS

And I think it’s gonna be all right
Sailing into the night
I’m gonna be flying high, higher than before
And it seems like an endless flight
Oh, flying on the wings of love

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BRIDGE

Oh, can you hear me talking down the line
Way out in the lonely night
And we both know
It’s just a matter of time
Till we see the morning light

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CHORUS

And I think it’s gonna be all right
Sailing into the night
I’m gonna be flying high, higher than before
And it seems like an endless flight
Oh, flying on the wings of love

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SOLO

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CHORUS

And I think it’s gonna be all right
Sailing into the night
I’m gonna be flying high, higher than before
And it seems like an endless flight
Oh, flying on the wings of love

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CHORUS

And I think it’s gonna be all right
Sailing into the night
I’m gonna be flying high, higher than before
And it seems like an endless flight
Sailing into the night
I’m gonna be flying high, higher than before

And I think it’s gonna be all right
Sailing into the night
I’m gonna be flying high, higher than before
And it seems like an endless flight
Sailing into the night
I’m gonna be flying high, higher than before

Fade Out……………………….

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VERSE 1

Here lie the towers so tall
Strange, they tumble and fall
Time softly playing the chord
Could be lost in the void
Do your eyes see it all

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VERSE 2

Gone like the dreams that you made
Sad how memory fades
Drawn by the mystical sight
There’s a voice in the night
And your eyes see it all

F G Am X2

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CHORUS

Stay with me
All I want from you
Just stay with me
All I want to do
Is look in your eyes
And sail on through the night
Echoes and shadows
Drift through tomorrow’s
Dreams that you follow
Echoes and shadows
Drift through tomorrow’s
Dreams that you follow
In the dark

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VERSE 3

Fools are entranced by the dawn
But the wise man misses it all
He laughs and the pages are torn
While the intellect scorns
As he clutches the straws

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CHORUS

Stay with me
All I want from you
Just stay with me
All I want to do
Is look in your eyes
And sail on through the night

Echoes and shadows
Drift through tomorrow’s
Dreams that you follow

Echoes and shadows
Drift through tomorrow’s
Dreams that you follow

Echoes and shadows
Drift through tomorrow’s
Dreams that you follow

C G F X2
Fade Out………..

[Verse 1]
See the gambler make a stand
Holds a lifetime in his[Em/G] hand
Win the game or lose control
But the world [B/C]goes on forever

[Verse 2]
Life’s a circle, I recall
Shadows played upon the[Em/G] wall
You pay the piper to call the tune
And the song [B/C]goes on forever

And when all the words have gone
There’s the thought to carry on
Just like a bird that sings
Leave it all behind and spread your wings
You can leave it all behind – spread your wings

Lay me down
Saw the road move on before me
Times when I was tired and lost my way
Looking at life and strangely for the first time
Thinking that I could stay here
But the world [B/C]moves on forever

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Another or second acoustic guit, capo 5th fret:

[F#/G]



[F#/G]

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VERSE 1

The cold in your eyes
Like the misty breath of a whisper
On an ice-cold morn

The cold in your face
Like a dagger drawn

Like a flashing blade
In a killer blow

We were never lovers
And silently I froze within the gaze
From your eyes
That summer night

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CHORUS

In the dark of the night
All alone in the night
In the dark of the night, calling
All alone in the night for your love
In the dark of the night, crying
All alone in the night
I need you to hold me

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SOLO

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VERSE 2

Timeless arrows carved through

Broken hearts of stone
Shadows moving slowly across the ground
A cold reminder of the way

Things used to be

Now I feel the shadows
Moving over me
I searched in vain for love

When true love I had found
Like a blind man I could never see
Those timeless arrows pierce my soul

Now you’re gone

Ageless shadows closing in
Won’t let me be, only you set me free

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VERSE 3

The cold in your eyes
Like the misty breath of a whisper
On an ice-cold morn

You told me it was over
And silently I froze within the gaze
From your eyes
That summer night

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CHORUS

In the dark of the night
All alone in the night
In the dark of the night, calling
All alone in the night for your love
In the dark of the night, crying
All alone in the night
for your love

In the dark of the night
All alone in the night
In the dark of the night, calling
All alone in the night for your love
In the dark of the night, crying
All alone in the night
I need you to hold me

In the dark of the night
All alone in the night
In the dark of the night, calling
All alone in the night for your love
In the dark of the night, crying
All alone in the night
for your love

In the dark of the night
All alone in the night
In the dark of the night, calling
All alone in the night for your love
In the dark of the night, crying
All alone in the night
I need you to hold me

In the dark of the night
All alone in the night
In the dark of the night, calling
All alone in the night for your love
In the dark of the night, crying
All alone in the night
I need you to hold me

In the dark of the night, calling
All alone in the night, for your love
In the dark of the night, crying

Fade Out……………………

Born A poor worker’s son
[Em/G]Taught [Em/F#]to fight [Em/G]for [Em/F#]all his rights
Life for him’s just begun
[Em/G]Un[Em/F#]ion might [Em/G]is the [Em/F#]leading light

It’s a shame and it’s a sin
They don’t know the mood they’re in
Until they strike for what is right
Not what has been [Em7/D, Em]

Shop floor, that’s where he’s at
[Em/G]Back [Em/F#]to back, [Em/G]bring [Em/F#]out the rack
Squeeze them ’til they retract
[Em/G]Wield [Em/F#]the gun, [Em/G]see [Em/F#]how they run

It’s a shame and it’s a sin
They don’t know the mood they’re in
Until they strike for what is right
Not what has been [Em7/D, Em]

All out for freedom, all out for more
Show them we mean it, tell them the score
Brother for brother, that’s what we’re for
Don’t give us your reasons
Our reason has gone out the door

Born A poor worker’s son
[Em/G]Taught [Em/F#]to fight [Em/G]for [Em/F#]all his rights
Life for him’s just begun
[Em/G]Un[Em/F#]ion might [Em/G]is the [Em/F#]leading light

It’s a shame and it’s a sin
They don’t know the mood they’re in
Until they strike for what is right
Not what has been [Em7/D, Em]

Tuning:Standard

| / /___/ / / | /___/ / / / | (Five times)
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

| / / / / | / / / [G(B5)]/ | / / / / |

She comes up with the morning sun,
And [A/G#]tells me life has just be – gun,
Oh, what it is to be young! | / / / [G(B5)] / |

And in the early evening light,
She b[A/G#]rings me flowers from the sun,
C#m F# Em(type 2) Em Em7 Em6
Oh, what it is to be young! | / / / / |

And, if you see her, you will know,
She’s like a shadow falling softly on the snow!

And in the early evening light,
She b[A/G#]rings me flowers for the night,
Oh, what it is to be young! | / / / [G(B5)] / |

| / / / / | / / / / | / / [A/G#] / / | / / / / |

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

| / / / / | / / / / | / / [A/G#] / / | / / / / |

D Dsus4 D C#m F# Em(type 2) Em Em7 Em6
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

And, if you see her, you will know,
She’s like a shadow falling softly on the snow!

And in the early evening light,
She b[A/G#]rings me flowers for the night,
Oh, what it is to be young! | / / / [G(B5)] / |

| / /___/ / / | /___/ / / / | (Three times)
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

| / / / / | / / / [G(B5)]/ | / / / / ||

Dsus5 xx0235 F#m7 242222
Dsus4 xx0233 C#m x46654
D xx0232 F#m 244222
G 3×0033 F# 244322
G6 3×0030 Em 022000
Gsus5 3x003x B x24442
G(b5) 3x002x Amsus2 x02200
E 022100 Em(type2) 022003
E7 022130 Em7 022030
A x02220 Em6 022020
A/G# 4x222x (barre 2nd fret)

Through the eyes of a child

There’s no wrong or right
No reason to hate

No need for a fight
No color, no creed
No malice, no greed
Till the child becomes a man

Give up your freedom
Hand back your rights
Then change your color now
You’re black not white
And there’ll never be a piece of the action
Now you’re an African

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VERSE 2

Forget beliefs and swallow your pain
You’re just a number now
And Boy’s your name
And you’ll never get a piece of the action
Now you’re a working man

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PRE CHORUS

African, Asian, it’s all the same
Brown, black, Caucasian
It’s all the same
Slave labor, working class
What’s in a name
Far left, far right, center
It’s power they crave

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CHORUS

The politics of Apartheid
The politics of shame
The cold abuse of human rights
Of torture and of pain
Are only part of the action
When you’re an African
The politics of making more
The politics of greed
The cold abuse of poverty
To keep your labor cheap
Are only part of the action
When you’re a working man

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PRE CHORUS

African, Asian, it’s all the same
Brown, black, Caucasian
It’s all the same
Slave labor, working class
What’s in a name
Far left, far right, center
Far left, far right, center
Far left, far right, center
It’s power they crave

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SOLO

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CHORUS

The politics of buying arms

When there’s no food to eat
The politics of digging gold

Instead of planting seeds
The leader with his private golf course

And his flashy cars
Sits playing with his diamond wrist watch

While the people starve
The politics of shooting down

A plane that brings relief
By fat men playing power games

Who’ve got enough to eat
The politics of racial hate

The politics of war
The men who sell the guns have fun

While we all count the score

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BRIDGE

One, two, three, four
Thousands, millions
People dying just to keep
Them in the action

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VERSE 3

Through the eyes of a man
There’s wrong and there’s right
A reason to hate

There’s need for a fight
There’s color, there’s creed
There’s malice, there’s greed
When the child becomes a man

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VERSE 1

Stranger at the gate, let him in
Stranger at the gate, let him in
Stranger at the gate, let him in
Won’t you let him in?

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VERSE 2

He’s been waiting on the other side
He’s been waiting on the other side
He’s been waiting for the turn of the tide
Won’t you let him in?

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PRE CHORUS

Promises leave you with nothing to show
Destiny leaves you with nowhere to go

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CHORUS

Back to the wall

Have you seen the light

Is your soul worth saving
Back to the wall

Can you pay the price

Then your life is waiting
Down by the shore

We can help you no more
Standing with our back to the wall

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SOLO – Am C Am G Am X2

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BRIDGE

Is your soul worth saving
(Stranger at the gate, let him in)
(Stranger at the gate, let him in)
Have you seen the light
(Stranger at the gate, let him in, won’t you let him in)
Then your life is waiting
(He’s been waiting on the other side)
(He’s been waiting on the other side)
Can you pay the price
(He’s been waiting for the turn of the tide
(Won’t you let him in)

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PRE CHORUS

Promises leave you with nothing to show
Destiny leaves you with nowhere to go

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CHORUS

Back to the wall

Have you seen the light

Is your soul worth saving
Back to the wall

Can you pay the price

Then your life is waiting
Down by the shore

We can help you no more
Standing with our back to the wall

Yea Yea Yea

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CAPO 1st FRET

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INTRO

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VERSE 1

You build me up
Then you make me fall
With a little more love
You could make it easy
I’m standing here
With my back to the wall
I keep holding on

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VERSE 2

You’ve been around
That’s what I’ve heard
With a little more time
We could get together
You hang around
In your own little world
I keep holding on

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CHORUS

A light shining in my life
A fire that is burning
I’ve never been this way before
You know that the time is right
To keep the flame burning
Turn the key and you’ll open the door
Give me more

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SMALL SOLO

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VERSE 3

You shoot me down
My defenses are low
With a little more love
You could make it better
I’m standing here
Wondering where do we go
I keep holding on

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CHORUS

A light shining in my life
A fire that is burning
I’ve never been this way before
You know that the time is right
To keep the flame burning
Turn the key and you’ll open the door
Give me more

A light shining in my life
A fire that is burning
I’ve never been this way before
You know that the time is right
To keep the flame burning
Turn the key and you’ll open the door
Give me more

G C F G X4

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CHORUS

A light shining in my life
A fire that is burning
I’ve never been this way before
You know that the time is right
To keep the flame burning
Turn the key and you’ll open the door

A light shining in my life
A fire that is burning
I’ve never been this way before
You know that the time is right
To keep the flame burning
Turn the key and you’ll open the door

A light shining in my life
A fire that is burning
I’ve never been this way before
You know that the time is right
To keep the flame burning
Turn the key and you’ll open the door

Repeat and Fade Out………….