Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
G+G
Verse:
G+G
As I walked out one evening
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
To breathe the air and to sooth my mind
C majorC G+G
I thought of friends and the home I had
C majorC G+G A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
And all those things I left behind, woah-oh
Verse:
G+G
A augmentedA silent star shone on me
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
My eyes saw the far horizon
C majorC G+G
As if to pierce this veil of time
C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
And escape this earthly prison, woah-oh
Chorus:
D MajorD G+G
Will there come a time when the memories fade
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
And pass on with the long, long years?
C majorC G+G
When the ties no longer bind
C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD
Lord, save me from this darkest fear
G+G C majorC G+G
Don't let me come home a stranger
E minorEm D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
I couldn't stand to be a stranger
Verse:
G+G
In this place so far from home
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
They know my name, but they don't know me
C majorC G+G
They hear my voice, they see my face
C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
But they can't lay no claim on me, woah-oh
Chorus:
D MajorD G+G
Will there come a time when the memories fade
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
And pass on with the long, long years?
C majorC G+G
When the ties no longer bind
C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD
Lord, save me from this darkest fear
G+G C majorC G+G
Don't let me come home a stranger
E minorEm D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
I couldn't stand to be a stranger
Verse:
G+G
As I walk this universe
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
I free my mind of time and space
C majorC G+G
I wander through the galaxy
C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
But never do I find my place, woah-oh
Chorus:
D MajorD G+G
Will there come a time when the memories fade
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
And pass on with the long, long years?
C majorC G+G
When the ties no longer bind
C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD
Lord, save me from this darkest fear
G+G C majorC G+G
Don't let me come home a stranger
E minorEm D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
I couldn't stand to be a stranger
C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm D MajorD
Lord, save me from this darkest fear
G+G C majorC G+G
So, don't let me come home a stranger
E minorEm D MajorD G+G
I couldn't stand to be a stranger