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By The Time It Gets Dark 1987 Full Album by Mary Black
By The Time It Gets Dark 1987 Full Album
By The Time It Gets Dark
Tuning = Standard
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CAPO: 2nd Fret
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INTRO
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F Em Dm Em F G C X2
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VERSE 1
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F C
Baby, every cloud has a silver lining
Dm F G C
Baby, every dog really has his day
F C
And it matters to me to see you smiling
Dm F G C
Why don''''t we blow all your cares away?
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VERSE 2
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G C
Yesterday is gone and will be forgotten
Dm F G C
And today is where every new day starts
F C
Got to be free as the leaves in the autumn
Dm F G C
You may be sad, but it will never last
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CHORUS
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G C
Maybe
F C
By the evening we''''ll be laughing
Just wait and see all the changes there''''ll be
F C
By the time it gets dark
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BREAK
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C Em F G C Dm Em F G C
F G C Dm Em F G C
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VERSE 3
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F C
We could go walking out in the sunshine
Dm F G C
Look at all the people out in the street
F C
Hurrying away to a business luncheon
Dm F G C
Waiting for a taxi for aching feet
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VERSE 4
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G C
Light up your face, baby, let''''s get going
Dm F G C
Want to see a change in those weary eyes
F C
We''''ll have some fun, take a boat out rowing
Dm F G C
Why on earth should life be so serious?
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CHORUS
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G C
Maybe
F C
By the evening we''''ll be laughing
Just you wait and see all the changes there''''ll be
F C F
By the time it gets dark
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CHORUS
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G C
Maybe
F C
By the evening we''''ll be laughing
Just wait and see all the changes there''''ll be
F C F C
By the time it gets dark
F C F C
By the time it gets dark
F C F C
By the time it gets dark
F C F C
Schooldays Over
Tuning = Standard
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CAPO: 4th Fret
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INTRO
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G
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VERSE 1
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Em G
Schoolday''''s over, come on, then, John
C G
Time to be getting your pit boots on
Bm Em D
On with your sack and your moleskin trousers
C G C
Time you were on your way
G G/B
Time you were learning the pitman''''s job
C D
And earning a pitman''''s pay
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VERSE 2
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G Em G
Come on, then, Jim, it''''s time to go
C G
Time you were working down below
Bm Em D
Time to be handling a pick and shovel
C G C
You start at the pits today
G G/B
Time to be learning the collier''''s job
C D
And earning a collier''''s pay
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VERSE 3
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G Em G
Come on, then, Dai, it''''s nearly light
C G
Time you were off to the anthracite
Bm Em D
The morning mist is on the valley
C G C
It''''s time you were on your way
G G/B
Time you were learning the miner''''s job
C D
And earning a miner''''s pay
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INSTRUMENTAL
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D G Em G C G Em G
G Bm Em D C G C
G G/B C D
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VERSE 4
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G Em G
Schoolday''''s over, come on, then, John
C G
Time to be getting your pit boots on
Bm Em D
On with your sack and your moleskin trousers
C G C
Time you were on your way
G G/B
Time you were learning the pitman''''s job
C D
And earning a pitman''''s pay
G
Come on, then, John
Once In A Very Blue Moon
Tuning = Standard
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CAPO: 6th Fret
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INTRO
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C
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VERSE 1
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Em F
I found your letter in my mailbox today
C G F G C
You were just checking if I was okay
Em F
And if I miss you, well, you know what they say
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CHORUS
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G C Am
Just once in a very blue moon
F G C
Just once in a very blue moon
F G E7 Am
Just once in a very blue moon
F G C
And I feel one coming on soon
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VERSE 2
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Em F
No need to ask me if we can be friends
C G F G C
And help me right back on my feet again
Em F
And if I miss you, well, just now and then
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CHORUS
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G C Am
Just once in a very blue moon
F G C
Just once in a very blue moon
F G E7 Am
Just once in a very blue moon
F G C
And I feel one coming on soon
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BRIDGE
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Am E7 Am
There''''s a blue moon shining
C Dm7 C
When I am reminded of all we''''ve been through
Am E7 Am
Such a blue moon shining
F Dm7 G7 C
Does it ever shine down on you?
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VERSE 3
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Em F
You act as if it doesn''''t hurt you at all
C G F G C
Like I''''m the only one who''''s getting up from a fall
Em F
Don''''t you remember, now, don''''t you recall?
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CHORUS
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G C Am
Just once in a very blue moon
F G C
Just once in a very blue moon
F G E7 Am
Just once in a very blue moon
F G C
And I feel one coming on soon
F G C
Just once in a very blue moon
Farewell Farewell
Tuning = Standard
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CAPO: 5th Fret
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INTRO
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C
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VERSE 1
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F C G
Farewell, farewell to you who would hear
F G F
You lonely travellers all
C F C Am
The cold north wind will blow again
F G F
The winding road does call
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VERSE 2
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C G
And will you never return to see
F G F
Your bruised and beaten sons
C F C Am
"Oh, I would, I would, if welcome I were
F G F
For they loath me, every one"
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VERSE 3
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C G
And will you never cut the cloth
F G F
Or drink the light to be
C F C Am
And can you never swear a year
F G F
To anyone of we?
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VERSE 4
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C G
"No, I will never cut the cloth
F G F
Or drink the light to be
C F C Am
But I''''ll swear a year to one who lies
F G F
Asleep alongside of me"
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VERSE 5
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F C G
Farewell, farewell to you who would hear
F G F
You lonely travellers all
C F C Am
The cold north wind will blow again
F G F
The winding road does call
G C
Farewell, farewell
Sparks Might Fly
Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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D A G
D A G
D
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VERSE 1
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G A D
I cannot stop this child from touching me
G A D
I see no fault in watching her bloom
G A D
She knows where fire begins and where sparks might fly
Em A D
Yet I feel she may be consumed.
G A D
She done turns on the B stage
G A D
She shook hands when the shoe fit
G A D
I wanna know how the land lies
C D D A G
I''''ll let you in on a secret
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VERSE 2
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G A D
I did not steal away when love rode by
G A D
I did not let myself be unkind
G A D
It''''s so hard to say where love meets lust
Em A D
I often think I''''m losing my mind.
G A D
I trade notes with the press league
G A D
They send back their suggestions
G A D
I wanna know where I come from
C D D A G
But all I get are directions.
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CHORUS
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Bm Em D
I can''''t get started, can''''t get going What''''s wrong?
Bm Em D
Big ideas, the fine intentions They''''re all gone
D C D
It takes two flagons of courage Pounds, shillings and pence
D C D D A G
You wind up going nowhere It doesn''''t make sense.
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VERSE 3
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G A D
I see my brother''''s face grow dark with care
G A D
I spend my time avoiding his gaze
G A D
I pray that God might make his dreams come true
Em A D
I''''d give so much to feel he''''s been saved.
G A D
A bright spark in the playground
G A D
Dead loss as an anchor
G A D
You don''''t call him a misfit
C D D A G
He''''s just stuck for an answer.
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CHORUS
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Bm Em D
I can''''t get started, can''''t get going What''''s wrong?
Bm Em D
Big ideas, the fine intentions They''''re all gone
D C D
It takes two flagons of courage Pounds, shillings and pence
D C D D A G
You wind up going nowhere It doesn''''t make sense.
Bm Em D
I can''''t get started, can''''t get going What''''s wrong?
Bm Em D
Big ideas, the fine intentions They''''re all gone
D C D
It takes two flagons of courage Pounds, shillings and pence
D C D D A G
You wind up going nowhere It doesn''''t make sense.
Katie
Tuning = Standard
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CAPO: 3rd Fret
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VERSE 1
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G C Am
Tumbling curls of green by stainglass streaming light
C D G C D
And a yellow coloured lampshade used to keep us up all night
G C Am
And the smile upon her face, the tears upon your cheek
C D G
And the night sky on the window
C D
Your heart calling out to me.
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CHORUS
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G
Come running home again, Katie
C Am
Come running home again
C D G
Cross my heart and hope to die
C D
Shall I cause another tear from your eye
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VERSE 2
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G C Am
The mirror that won''''t talk and your nightgown on the door
C D G C D
And the old pedal singer just don''''t sing no more
G C Am
You can roll the reels for hours
C D G
From the movie of this book
C D
It''''s a question mark on this heart of mine
Sends an elder back to look.
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CHORUS
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G
Come running home again, Katie
C Am
Come running home again
C D G
Cross my heart and hope to die
C D
Shall I cause another tear from your eye
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VERSE 3
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G C Am
Now I''''m looking through a tunnel
C D G C D
Back into the room With the genius of a druid when the sunlight floods the tomb
G C Am
And I''''m never going back there, and I couldn''''t anyway
C D
''''cause though I made the great escape
I never got away.
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CHORUS
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G
Come running home again, Katie
C Am
Come running home again
C D G
Cross my heart and hope to die
C D
Shall I cause another tear from your eye
Leaving The Land
Tuning = Standard
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CAPO: 4th Fret
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INTRO
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G C G Bm C G
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VERSE 1
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C G Bm C G
It''''s time to go, Jenny, no need to close the door
C G Bm C Am
What if the dust gets in the house? It doesn''''t matter any more
D G C Am
You and the dust have been at war for far too many years
D
But now the war is over, Jenny dear
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CHORUS
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G C
Leaving the land
G C
Leaving the land
D G Bm C D7
Leaving all I''''ve ever been and everything I am
G C G C G
Leaving the land
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VERSE 2
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C G Bm C G
Remember when I brought you here, those long, bright years ago
C G Bm C Am
For all that time you''''ve been my heart, and this land has been my soul
D G C Am
The long, bright days are over now, but still the heart beats on
D
But, Jenny dear, the soul is gone
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CHORUS
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G C
Leaving the land
G C
Leaving the land
D G Bm C D7
Leaving all I''''ve ever been and everything I am
Em
Leaving the land
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INSTRUMENTAL
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C G Bm C G C
G C Em
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VERSE 3
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C G Bm C G
It''''s time to go, Jenny, drive quickly down the track
C G Bm C Am
We''''ll never see what lies ahead if we keep on looking back
D G C Am
Behind is just an empty house, old memories and ghosts
D
And our small dream gathering dust
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CHORUS
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G C
Leaving the land
G C
Leaving the land
D G Bm C D7
Leaving all I''''ve ever been and everything I am
G C G C G
Leaving the land
G C G C G
Leaving the land
There Is A Time
Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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Em
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VERSE 1
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C
There is a time in life it seems
Bm7
For believing in dreams
Em
For me it''''s gone
C
And though I realize today
Bm7
Dreams are empty anyway
Em B
I still feel wronged
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CHORUS
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Em B
I felt cheated when you went away
Am B Am
But not as defeated as I felt the day
Em B Em
You came back and we found so little to say
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VERSE 2
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C
There is a time in life I know
Bm7
When we all must outgrow
Em
Young ideals
C
And the wisdom that we gain
Bm7
Is paid for with the pain
Em B
I now feel
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CHORUS
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Em B
I felt cheated when you went away
Am B Am
But not as defeated as I felt the day
Em B
You came back and we found so little to say
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INSTRUMENTAL
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Em C Bm7 Em
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VERSE 3
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C
There is a time in life it seems
Bm7
For believing in dreams
Em
For me it''''s gone
Leaboy''''s Lassie
Tuning = Standard
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CAPO: 5th Fret
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INTRO
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C G C G
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VERSE 1
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Em D C
First when I came to the town
Am F C G
They called me young and bonny
F Em Am
Now they''''ve changed my name
Dm7 G
Called me the Leaboy''''s honey
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VERSE 2
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Em D C
I''''ll dye my petticoats red
Am F C G
And I''''ll face them with a yellow
F Em Am
I''''ll tell the dyester lads
Dm7 G C G
That the Leaboys I''''ve to follow
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VERSE 3
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Em D C
It''''s over hills and dales
Am F C G
And over dykes and ditches
F Em Am
Say, will I like the lad
Dm7 G
That wears the moleskin breeches
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VERSE 4
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Em D C
The black horse draws the cart
Am F C G
And he''''s as proud as any
F Em Am
Say, will I like the lad
Dm7 G C G
That drives him on so canny
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VERSE 5
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Em D C
Feather beds are fine
Am F C G
Painted rooms are bonny
F Em Am
But I would leave them all
Dm7 G
To jog away with Johnny
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VERSE 6
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Em D C
Oh, for Saturday night
Am F C G
It''''s I that''''ll see my dearie
F Em Am
He''''ll come whistlin'''' in
Dm7 G C G
When I am tired and weary
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VERSE 7
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Em D C
First when I came to the town
Am F C G
They called me proud and saucy
F Em Am
Now they''''ve changed my name
Dm7 G C G
Called me the Leaboy''''s lassie
Trying To Get The Balance Right
Tuning = Standard
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CAPO: 2nd Fret
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INTRO
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Em
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VERSE 1
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B C
We don''''t always live in harmony
G Am
And often there are times we are enemies
Em
I fight with you, and you fight with me
B Em
Trying to get the balance right
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VERSE 2
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B
Sometimes we cause each other pain
C G Am
Sometimes our wills are not the same
Em
And often we tire of the strain
B Em C
Trying to get the balance right
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CHORUS
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D
Like a circus pair
Bm Am
High up in the air
D
Working on their act
B Em C
We need that kind of pact
D
High above the ring
Bm Am
Watch them balancing
D
See how they unite
B Em
We, too, can get it right
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VERSE 3
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B C
We don''''t always seem to get along
G Am
And one of us often acts too strong
Em
Sometimes we find we''''re going wrong
B Em C
Trying to get the balance right
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CHORUS
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D
Like a circus pair
Bm Am
High up in the air
D
Working on their act
B Em C
We need that kind of pact
D
High above the ring
Bm Am
Watch them balancing
D
See how they unite
B Em
We, too, can get it right
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INSTRUMENTAL
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B C G Am
Em B Em
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VERSE 4
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B C
We don''''t always live in harmony
G Am
And often there are times we are enemies
Em
But I love you, and you love me
B Em
When we get the balance right
B Em
When we get the balance right
B Em Am
We can get the balance right
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INTRO
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D B Em Am X3
D G B Em
Moon River
Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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G Em Am Bm
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VERSE 1
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G Em C G
Moon River, wider than a mile
C G F#m B7
I''''m crossing you in style some day
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CHORUS
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Em G
You dream maker
C Cm
You heartbreaker
Em A
Wherever you''''re going
Am D
I''''m going your way
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VERSE 2
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G Em C G
Two drifters off to see the world
C G F#m B7
There''''s such a lot of world to see
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BRIDGE
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Em A Cm G
We''''re after the same rainbow''''s end
C G
Waitin'''' round the bend
C G
My Huckleberry friend
Em Am D G
Moon River and me
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CHORUS
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Em G
You dream maker
C Cm
You heartbreaker
Em A
Wherever you''''re going
Am D
I''''m going your way
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VERSE 3
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G Em C G
Two drifters off to see the world
C G F#m B7
There''''s such a lot of world to see
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BRIDGE
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Em A Cm G
We''''re after the same rainbow''''s end
C G
Waitin'''' round the bend
C G
My Huckleberry friend
Em Am D G Am D G
Moon River and me
Don''''t Explain
Tuning = Standard
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CAPO: 5th Fret
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VERSE 1
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Am Bm E
Hush now, don''''t explain
Am B E
Just say you''''ll remain
A# A
I''''m glad
G# F
you''''re back
G
Don''''t explain
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VERSE 2
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Am Bm E
Quiet, don''''t explain
Am B E
What is there to gain
A# A
Skip that
G# F
lipstick
G
Don''''t explain
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CHORUS
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Am Em Dm
You know that I love you
G C
And what love endures
F
All my thoughts are of you
F E
For I''''m so completely yours
Am Em Dm
Cry to hear folks chatter
G C
And I know you cheat
F
Right or wrong, don''''t matter
F E
When you''''re with me, sweet
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VERSE 3
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Am Bm E
Hush now, don''''t explain
Am B E
You''''re my joy and pain
A# A
My life''''s
G# F
Yours love
G
Don''''t explain
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CHORUS
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Am Em Dm
You know that I love you
G C
And what love endures
F
All my thoughts are of you
F E
For I''''m so completely yours
Am Em Dm
Cry to hear folks chatter
G C
And I know you cheat
F
Right or wrong, don''''t matter
F E
When you''''re with me, sweet
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VERSE 4
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Am Bm E
Hush now, don''''t explain
Am B E
You''''re my joy and pain
A# A
My life''''s
G# F
yours love
G C F C
Don''''t explain
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