Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G Gsus4Gsus4
Verse:
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD
The burning skies are never end-ing 'cross your red brush plains
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
and out where the din-go still is king and e-ternity remains
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD
There between the old and an-cient there's an o-asis bright
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
Your gen-tle chil-dren who have gone are close to me tonight
Chorus:
G+G C majorC D MajorD
In your si-ng-ing land
G+G C majorC D MajorD
In your si-ng-ing land
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
Shine on, oh shine on over me
Verse:
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD
There's a feeling still and ee-rie, there's a feeling strong
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
The path huma-ni-ty has come and the path that he has gone
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD
Me I am, I am just pass-ing three score years and ten
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
And I'm just a stran-ger who may ne-ver come this way again
Chorus:
G+G C majorC D MajorD
In your si-ng-ing land
G+G C majorC D MajorD
In your si-ng-ing land
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
Shine on, oh shine on over me
Verse:
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD
Under the spell of caterpillar dream-ing a new life shapes its form
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
Along the ri-ver's na-ked banks that are straining for the storm
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD
On the sacred rock in thunder ocean the tree of man grows clear
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
The wood-larks sing, the bro-lga dance and the dawn is slipp-ing near
Chorus:
G+G C majorC D MajorD
In your si-ng-ing land
G+G C majorC D MajorD
In your si-ng-ing land
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
Shine on, oh shine on over me
G+G C majorC D MajorD
In your si-ng-ing land
G+G C majorC D MajorD
In your si-ng-ing land
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
Shine on, oh shine on over me