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Fires Of Eden Full Album by Judy Collins
Fires Of Eden Full Album
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
1. Fortune Of Soldiers
2. The Blizzard
3. Fires Of Eden
4. Test Of Time
5. Home Before Dark
6. The Air That I Breathe
7. Dreaming
8. From A Distance
9. Queen Of The Night
10. The Blizzard (Reprise)
11. City Of Cities
Track 1 - Fortune Of Soldiers
[Intro]
Am C D
[Verse 1]
Am F C
Was the fortune of soldiers to be always at war
G F
Sighting down the barrel at whatever comes?
Am F C
Till the fighters forgot what they were doing it for
G D
And reason was lost in the sound of the drums
[Verse 2]
Am F C
'Twas the fortune of soldiers to be always alone
G F
Forgetting the faces of all their loved ones
Am F C
Far from their daydreams, far from their homes
G D
Love songs were drowned in the sound of the drums
[Chorus]
G G/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
C
It's a fantasy, they didn't know about you
[Chorus]
G G/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
Am
They weren't imagining what one dreamer can do
[Verse 3]
Am F C
'Tis the fortune of bankers and builders of arms
G F
To worship the profit however it comes
Am F C
Up in their towers, sheltered from harm
G D
Far from the smoke and the sound of the drums
[Verse 4]
Am F C
'Tis the fortune of dreamers to see what they see
G F
To live with the scorn till the miracle comes
Am F C
To teach us the music and show us the key
G D
And the chorus to silence the sound of the drums
[Chorus]
G G/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
C
It's a fantasy, they didn't know about you
[Chorus]
G G/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
Am
They weren't imagining what one dreamer can do
[Instrumental]
Am F C G F Am F C G D
[Verse 5]
Am F C
'Tis the fortune of children to have such a choice
G F
To grow up to be dreamers or builders of guns
Am F C
Born to be angels, born to rejoice
G D
Not to grow up to the sound of the drums
[Chorus]
G G/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
C
It's a fantasy, they didn't know about you
[Chorus]
G G/B
Don't you know the dream has come true?
C
Don't you know by now the dream has come true?
F
When they say that peace can never be
It's a fantasy
Track 2 - The Blizzard
Capo I
C G F C
Colorado, Colorado
C F C F
When the world leaves you shivering
F G
And the blizzard blows
C G F C
When the snow flies and the night falls
Am
There's a light in the window
F G
And a place called home
F Am
At the end of the storm
Am
One night on the mountain I was headed for Estes
F G
When the roads turned to ice and it started to snow
Am
Put on the chains in a whirl of white powder
F G
Halfway up to Berthoud near a diner I know
C
And the light burned inside, shining down through the snowfall
G F G
God, it was cold, and the temperature droppin'
C
Went in for coffee and I shivered as I drank it
G F
Warming my hands in the steam as it rose
Am
Sitting there at the counter was a dark-headed stranger
Am F G
Me and the owner and him keeping warm
Am
Nodded hello and I said, "It's a cold one.
Am F G
Looks like there might be a blizzard tonight,"
C
And "Yes," said the owner, "There's a big storm on the mountain.
G F G
Good thing we're open; we could be here for hours.
C
There's nothing for miles, and it's too late to get to Denver.
G F G
Better not try for the summit tonight."
C G
And the snow fell
F C
And the night passed
C F Am
And I talked to the strangers
Am F G Am
As the blizzard blew
Am
Me and the stranger, you know I don't talk to strangers
F G
I'm a private sort of person, but a blizzard is a blizzard
Am
And somehow I found myself saying you'd left me
F G
Telling him everything I wanted to say to you.
C
You know how it is when you can talk to a stranger
G F G
Someone you're quite sure you'll never see again
C
Soon we were talkin' and laughin' and drinkin'.
G F G
He said, "You must know you're too good for him."
C G
And the snow fell
F C
And the night passed
C F Am
And I talked to the strangers
Am F G Am
And the blizzard blew
Am
The stranger said, "Love, it can cry you a river.
Am F G
Me, I'm a loner, 'cause I can't take the heartache.
Am
Sometimes I'm a fighter when I get too much whiskey.
Am F G
Here, have a little whiskey; pretend you don't give a damn.
C
My cabin's up here on the side of the mountain.
G F G
You can go up there and sleep through the blizzard."
C
I put on my parka, said goodbye to the owner,
G F C
Followed the stranger through the snow up the mountainside.
Am
Woke in the morning to the sun on the snow
Am F G
My car was buried in six feet of snowdrift
Am
They dug me out, just the owner and the stranger
Am F G
Sent me on my way when the snowplow had been by
C
And the roads were all clear, and the sun on the mountains
G F G
Sparkled like diamonds on the Peak-to-Peak Highway
C
Then I knew that I would get over you
Dm G C
Knew you could leave me, but you'd never break me
C G F C
Colorado, Colorado
C F C F
When the world leaves you shivering
G
And the blizzard blows
C G F C
When the snow flies and the night falls
F
There's a light in the window
Dm G
And a place called home
F C
At the end of the storm
Track 3 - Fires Of Eden
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
G C D G C D Em Am C D C Em
[Verse 1]
C
It's not over 'til it's over
Em
I heard someone say
Must be a whisper in the wind
D C Em
'Cause you're so far away
Am
But in my restless sleep
D C D
I could swear I saw you next to me
C D
Saying, "I'm coming home (coming home)
C G
You'll never spend another night alone"
[Chorus]
C D G
Remember when love was innocent
C D Em
There was never a better time
Am C D
But you know those fires of Eden
C Em
Still burn in this heart of mine
[Verse 2]
C
The morning's uncertain
Em
It's a nervous day
And I look for a reason
D C Em
Why I should feel this way
Am
I hear a voice from before
D C D
Drifting through my open door
C D
Saying, "It's alright (it's alright)
C G
We're gonna light those flames tonight"
[Chorus]
C D G
Remember when love was innocent
C D Em
There was never a better time
Am C D
But you know those fires of Eden
C G
Still burn in this heart of mine
[Chorus]
C D G
Remember when love was freedom
C D Em
We knew we were two of a kind
Am C D
And you know those fires of Eden
C D
Still burn in this heart of mine
[Bridge]
Em
And don't you wonder
C
How we drifted so far
G
When we belong to each other
D
Oh, even miles apart
Em
And there's a place
C
That was meant for the two of us
C G
And when you touch the embers
C G
You'll feel my love as strong as it ever was
[Instrumental]
G C D G C D Em Am C D C D
[Chorus]
C D G
Remember when love was innocent
C D Em
There can still be better times
Am C D
But you know those fires of Eden
C G
Still burn in this heart of mine
[Chorus]
C D G
Remember when love was freedom
C D Em
We knew we were two of a kind
Am C D
But you know those fires of Eden
C G
Still burn in this heart of mine
[Chorus]
C D G
Remember when love was innocent
C D Em
There can still be better times
Am C D
But you know those fires of Eden
C G
Still burn in this heart of mine
[Chorus] (fade to end)
C D G
Remember when love was freedom
C D Em
We knew we were two of a kind
Am C D
But you know those fires of Eden
C G
Still burn in this heart of mine
Track 4 - Test Of Time
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
Anasazi woman in the cold of the desert night
Em G
The fire in the cave is burning hard and bright
Three days her lover hunted on the plains
Em G
She never knew if he would ever come home again
[Verse 2]
C
So she could feed the flame of love and then
Hold him in her arms again
D
Make the demons all depart
Heal the wounds that break the heart
[Chorus]
G C
A love that lasts is hard to find
Bm C
Like the harmony in an old design
Em D
But the love of a good woman
G C
The love of a good woman
D G
Stands the test of time
[Verse 3]
Woman on a cliff at the break of a winter's day
Em G
A baby at her breast and her lover far away
Watches the horizon for the curving sails to rise
Em G
Across the water and through the stormy skies
[Verse 4]
C
He returns at last from the battle field
Where death has marched with a Christian shield
D
She'll make the demons all depart
Heal the wounds that break the heart
[Chorus]
G C
A love that lasts is hard to find
Bm C
Like the harmony in an old design
Em D
But the love of a good woman
G C
The love of a good woman
D G
Stands the test of time
[Bridge]
Bb Eb
The brittle will be broken and the supple will survive
Bb Eb
Men are born to fight in armour, women born to stay alive
Gm Eb Ab D
Behind every veil of tears there is a sister of a thousand years
[Verse 5]
G
High in a canyon where the city meets the stars
Em G
My face against the window and my dreams that reach so far
Back to the women whose spirits so fierce and fine
Em G
Whose warriors fought for a love like yours and mine
[Verse 6]
C
Oh, we are all the guardians
And everyday we start again
D
To make the demons all depart
Heal the wounds that break the heart
[Chorus]
G C
A love that lasts is hard to find
Bm C
Like the harmony in an old design
Em D
But the love of a good woman
G C
The love of a good woman
D G
Stands the test of time
[Chorus]
C
A love that lasts is hard to find
Bm C
Like the harmony in an old design
Em D
But the love of a good woman
G C
The love of a good woman
D G
Stands the test of time
[Chorus] (fade to end)
C
A love that lasts is hard to find
Bm C
Like the harmony in an old design
Em D
But the love of a good woman
G C
The love of a good woman
D G
Stands the test of time
Track 5 - Home Before Dark
[Intro]
Am Em F C F Dm7 C G
[Verse 1]
C
I packed up my bags
F G
Put in my favourite Levi's
C F G
Laid my mandolin beside the door
Am
"Listen Mama
[Chorus]
Em F C F
I won't be long__, don't worry about me
Dm7 C Am
I'll be home before dark
Em F C F
I'll be alright and you'll be fine without me
Dm7 C G
I'll be home before dark"
[Verse 2]
C F
Bought a ticket
G
To New York City
C F G
One way out and no return
C
I watched the sun go down
F G
Across the plains from Denver
C F G Bb
Lord, how the western sky can burn
[Bridge]
F
Met a boy in the darkness
Ab Eb
Handsome, tall and heartless
Cm Bb F
Loved him like an eagle loves the wind
Am
Till I heard him say
[Chorus:]
Em F C F
"I won't be long__, don't worry about me
Dm7 C Am
I'll be home before dark
Em F C F
I'll be alright and you'll be fine without me
Dm7 C
I'll be home before dark"
[Instrumental]
Am Em F C F Dm7 C (2x)
[Verse 3]
G C
My daughter looks like him they say
F G
To me she looks like mama
C F G
I see an eagle shadow in her eyes
C
Last night, on her birthday
F G
We blew the candles out together
C F G
I wonder will she take me by surprise
Am
When she says, "Mama
[Chorus]
Em F C F
I won't be long__, don't worry about me
Dm7 C Am
I'll be home before dark
Em F C F
I'll be alright and you'll be fine without me
Dm7 C F
I'll be home before dark
Dm7 C
I'll be home before dark"
Track 6 - The Air That I Breathe
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Intro]
Gm F C G
[Verse 1]
C E7
If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass
F Fm C
Can't think of anything I need
[Verse 2]
E7
No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound
F Fm C
Nothing to eat, no books to read
[Bridge]
Em Fm C
Making love with you has left me peaceful, warm, and tired
Em Fm C
What more could I ask, there's nothing left to be desired
[Verse 3]
E7
Peace came upon me and it leaves me weak
F Fm C
So sleep, silent angel, go to sleep
[Chorus]
G C
Sometimes, all I need is the air that I breathe and to love you
G C
All I need is the air that I breathe, yes, to love you
G
All I need is the air that I breathe
[Instrumental]
Gm F C G (2x)
[Verse 4]
C E7
Peace came upon me and it leaves me weak
F Fm C
So sleep, silent angel, go to sleep
[Chorus]
G C
Sometimes, all I need is the air that I breathe and to love you
G C
All I need is the air that I breathe, yes, to love you
G Gm F
All I need is the air that I breathe
[Chorus]
G C
Sometimes, all I need is the air that I breathe and to love you
G C
All I need is the air that I breathe, yes, to love you
G
All I need is the air that I breathe
[Instrumental]
Gm F C G
[Verse 5]
C E7
Peace came upon me and it leaves me weak
F Fm C
So sleep, silent angel, go to sleep
Track 7 - Dreaming
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
I'm twenty-one and I'm five foot nine
Em
Got a face and a body to change your mind
C D G
I'm a picture, so fine to see
[Verse 2]
Whenever I walk the streets of town
Em
The men and the boys they all fall down
C D G
Saying " Darling, come home with me
C D G
Oh, pretty darling, come home with me"
[Verse 3]
My daddy he's a businessman
Em
Got a big old castle in Switzerland
C D G
And a mansion by the sea
[Verse 4]
He spends his days with queens and kings
Em
And he fills his pockets with diamond rings
C D G
And he brings them home to me
C D G
Oh yes, he brings them all home to me
[Chorus]
Em C
Oh, dreaming helps you make it through the day
D Bm
Dreaming, where there's nothing left to say
C G Em
Dreaming helps to take the pain away
Am G
Me, I live in dreams
[Verse 5]
My husband he's a movie star
Em
He comes home every night in a brand new car
C D G
And he calls me his perfect wife
[Verse 6]
We've got a big old house with a hundred rooms
Em C
And a fine rose garden that always blooms
D G
It's a very happy life
C D G
Oh, yes a very happy life
[Chorus]
Em C
Oh, dreaming is a way to pass the time
D Bm
Dreaming everything will turn out fine
C G Em
Dreaming is the only thing that's mine
Am G
Me, I live in dreams
**Key Change - Up 2 Semitones**
A
Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh, sometimes I dream
[Verse 7]
With the dishes done and the kids all gone
F#m D
I stand and I stare at the old brown lawn
E A
And I close my eyes and I'm free
[Verse 8]
And down my walk comes a handsome man
F#m D
And he takes me by my rough red hand
E A
And he heals it with a kiss
D E A
He says, "Let me take you away from all of this"
[Chorus]
F#m D
Oh, dreaming, no, it's not the same as lies
E C#m
Dreaming, it's the easiest disguise
D A F#m
Dreaming that there's love still in your eyes
Bm A F#m
Me, I live in dreams
D A
Me, I live in dreams
[Outro]
A
Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh (dreaming)
A
Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh (dreaming)
A
Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh (dreaming)
Sometimes I dream
Track 8 - From A Distance
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
G C D G C D
[Verse 1]
G C D G
From a distance the world looks blue and green
C D G C
And the snow-capped mountains white
G C D Em
From a distance the ocean meets the stream
C D G
And the eagle takes to flight
{Chorus]
C D Em
From a distance, there is harmony
C G D
And it echoes through the land
C G
It's the voice of hope
C G
It's the voice of peace
C D G C D
It's the voice of every man
[Verse 2]
G C D G
From a distance we all have enough
C D G C
And no one is in need
G C D Em
There are no guns, no bombs, no diseases
C D G
No hungry mouths to feed
{Chorus]
C D Em
From a distance we are instruments
C G D
Marching in a common band
C G
Playing songs of hope
C G
Playing songs of peace
C D G
They're the songs of every man
BRIDGE:
C D
God is watching us
G Em
God is watching us
C D
God is watching us
G
From a distance
[Instrumental]
G C D G C D G C D
[Verse 3]
G C D G
From a distance you look like my friend
C D G C
Even though we are at war
G C D Em
From a distance I can't comprehend
C D G
What all of this war is for
{Chorus]
C D Em
From a distance, there is harmony
C G D
And it echoes through the land
C G
It's the hope of hopes
C G
It's the love of loves
C D Em
It's the heart of every man
C G
It's the hope of hopes
C G
The love of loves
C D G
The song of every man
C D G
It's the song of everyone
Track 9 - Queen Of The Night
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
Am G F Am
[Verse 1]
Hey mister, can you lend me a dollar?
G
I'm not like the rest of these bums
F Am
I just need it to tide me over till the mayor comes
He promised me that he'd give me my house back
G
We just got off of the phone
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't walk away, I can tell your future
G
Don't walk away, don't you know you're talking to
[Chorus]
C G
The queen, the queen of the night
C G
I was the queen, the queen of the night
Bb
Everybody knew my name, everybody knew my face
A G
Everybody treated me like I owned the place
Eb F Ab
I was the mistress of the moonlight
Bb C
The queen of the night
[Verse 2]
Am
When I was a girl, I met the Prince of Wales
On a yacht in New York harbour
G F Am
He told me I was pretty and I danced with him, he was a gentleman
He kissed my hand and gave me a dollar
G
Mister, can you make it two?
[Pre-Chorus]
Hey, don't walk away, I can tell your future
G
Don't walk away, don't you know you're talking to
[Chorus]
C G
The queen, the queen of the night
C G
I was the queen, the queen of the night
Bb
Everybody knew my name, everybody knew my face
A G
Everybody treated me like I owned the place
Eb F Ab
I was the mistress of the moonlight
Bb C
The queen of the night
[Bridge]
B7 E7
I like your lavender limousine
F
I have a car just like that
B7 E7
My driver cracked it up last night
F
I think he drinks, you know
But I just can't let him go
Em
He'd drive through a wall of fire for me
Dm
Sometimes he treats me mean
C
He forgets that I'm the queen
F
Yeah, I sure like that limousine, mister
[Pre-Chorus]
G
Don't walk away, I can tell your future
Don't walk away, don't you know you're talking to
[Chorus]
C G
The queen, the queen of the night
C G
I was the queen, the queen of the night
Bb
I can see your future, mister, I can see it in your face
A G
I'll be riding in that limo, you'll be standing in my place
Eb F Ab
You know, it's different in the moonlight
Bb C
With the queen of the night
[Outro] (fade to end)
C G
I was the queen, the queen of the night
C G
I was the queen, the queen of the night
A
I was the mistress of the moonlight
G
The queen of the night
C G
I was the queen, the queen of the night
F G
I was the mistress of the moonlight
C G
I was the queen, the queen of the night
Track 10 - The Blizzard (Reprise)
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
F Am F Am F Am F
[Verse 1]
Am F
Woke in the morning to the sun on the snow
Dm7 Am Em Am
My car was buried in six feet of snowdrift
F
They dug me out, just the owner and the stranger
Dm7 G
Sent me on my way when the snowplow had been by
[Verse 2]
C F
And the roads were all clear, and the sun on the mountains
Bb Am F C
Sparkled like diamonds on the Peak-to-Peak Highway
F
Then I knew that I would get over you
Bb G C
Knew you could leave me, but you'd never break me
[Chorus]
G F C
Colorado, Colorado
F C
When the world leaves you shivering
G C
And the blizzard blows
G F C
When the snow flies and the night falls
F C
There's a light in the window
G F
And a place called home
G Am F C
At the end of the storm______
Track 11 - City Of Cities
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
Am Dm7 G Am Dm7 G
[Verse 1]
Am G
Living here for years and years
Dm7 F G
Riding out the stormy weather
Am G
We're waiting for the day to come
Dm7 F G
That gets us back together
[Chorus]
C
In the city of cities
F
You may think you're alone
Dm7 G
Then you turn a corner
C G
And there's a new wind blowing
C
There's a dream we'd forgotten
F
That we've known all along
Dm7 G
Where the street and the avenue meet
C G
The heart beats strong
[Verse 2]
Am G
Looking out for number one
Dm7 F G
Looking past each others eyes
Am G
Has made us blind for far too long
Dm7 F G
Now the sun is bound to rise
[Chorus]
C
In the city of cities
F
You may think you're alone
Dm7 G
Then you turn a corner
C G
And there's a new wind blowing
C
There's a dream we'd forgotten
F
That we've known all along
Dm7 G
Where the street and the avenue meet
C
The heart beats strong
[Bridge]
F Am
A message of hope___
G
A message of peace
F
A message of helping each other
D G
Is all the message we need
[Chorus]
C
In the city of cities
F
You may think you're alone
Dm7 G
Then you turn a corner
C G
And there's a new wind blowing
C
There's a dream we'd forgotten
F
That we've known all along
Dm7 G
Where the street and the avenue meet
C G
The heart beats strong
[Chorus]
C
In the city of cities
F
You may think you're alone
Dm7 G
Then you turn a corner
C G
And there's a new wind blowing
C
There's a dream we'd forgotten
F
That we've known all along
Dm7 G
Where the street and the avenue meet
C G
The heart beats strong
Dm7 G
Where the street and the avenue meet
C G
The heart beats strong
C F C
In the city of cities
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