Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 10:42:51 -0400
From: “Daniel S. Fisher”
Subject: s/stonehill_randy/dont_be_sad.crd

Title : Don’t Be Sad
By: Randy Stonehill
From: Wonderama (1992)

VERSE 1

I see the light has left your eyes my friend

and your smile looks so tired to me

Did you lose sight of your simple faith

and start thinking that you can’t be free?

As long as there’s a God in heaven

well, that’s not the way it has to be

CHORUS

Oh, no, don’t be sad, one more day

Don’t be sad, one more day

Love is here, here to stay

Don’t be sad, one more day

VERSE 2

Now we all cry so many useless tears

over heartaches we can’t forget

and it’s a crime to waste our precious time

shackled by those old regrets

Yesterday is gone forever

and tomorrow hasn’t happened yet

repeat CHORUS

VERSE 3

Do you recall, when we were barefoot boys

and the oak tree was so grand and high?

and we climbed up to the very top

‘cause we wanted to touch the sky

I still believe we’re meant to do that

you just got to have the faith to try, try

repeat CHORUS

Intro:
Not sure why this song hasnt been posted here before, since its over twenty
years old, and pretty simple to play. Basically, the intro is finger-picking
bottom three strings using the G chord. When you finger pick the chords I
have listed for the verses it sounds pretty close to the song.

E—–3———-3——–3————————3—-0——–3——-
B——–3———–3———–3———–1————–1———3–
G————0———–0————-0———————————
D————————————————————————
A————————————————————————
E————————————————————————

The main chorus and verse follows the same simple pattern:

I know this is pretty simple, the bridge is basically the
same chords but shuffled around a bit. Just play it by ear
and it sounds pretty good.

“FATHER OF LIGHTS”
Written by Randy Stonehill
Transcribed by Maury Millican (MillicanM@aol.com)

(Intro)

Shining down from the Father of lights
Every good thing in my life
Raining down from the Father of lights
They come down from the Father of lights

(Verse 1)

One [G/B]bright star burns away my darkness
One [G/B]true hope gives me strength to stand
A[D/F#]nd my soul has found a resting place
In the hollow of God’s hand
Every river I could not cross
Every dream that the wind has tossed
Sting of failure, the pain of loss
They all just f[G/B]ade away
And the love comes down
(Chorus)

Shining down from the Father of lights
Every good thing in my life
There’s no doubt about it I can see
Raining down from the Father of lights
Through the sacred sacrifice
Now he pours his blessings
Dow[D/F#]n on me, down on me
They come down from the Father of lights

(Verse 2)

I ha[G/B]ve learned to embrace the laughter,
To s[G/B]ee the beauty in the simple things
And[D/F#] my heart has found the freedom
A childlike faith can bring
Faith in more than I see or feel
Faith in something thatR17;s much more real
The one thing even death can’t steal
It never [G/B]fades away
And the love comes down

(Chorus)

(Bridge)

Down from the Father
Down from the Father
Down from the Father of lights

(Music Break)

(Verse 3)
This pearl beyond all price
Is worth every sacrifice
Give my soul and not think twice
It never[G/B] fades away
It never[G/B] fades away

(Chorus)

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