The Old Zimbabwe Ghost chords by John Edmond

The Old Zimbabwe Ghost - John Edmond

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Many tales I've heard of the soap stone bird, so I went along to see,
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The acropolis and the passages and the temple masonry
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But it all looked so familiar, like I've been there once before
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I felt my mind slipping back in time and when I saw him then I knew for sure

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He came down the stairs in his courtiers and a soldier left and right
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And his burnished golden bangles gave off a mystic kind of light
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His eyes were black and they took me back as they bored into my soul
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And then the smile and we spoke a while of the medieval days of old


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And the peace of mind and the quietness were the things I loved the most
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As I sat reminiscing with the old Zimbabwe Ghost

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Those were the days my son we were rich my son Independent wise and free
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form horizon to horizon our riches held the key
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But then they came in love sweet name to our bastion in the sky
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And just like the ways of the world today for the cause of greed to die


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And the peace of mind and the quietness were the things I loved the most
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As I sat reminiscing with the old Zimbabwe Ghost

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Then suddenly the reality of the day was all around
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And the footprints were the ancient stood were fading in ground
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I was misty eyed as again I died and the people stopped to stare
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As I watched my host the Zimbabwe Ghost go melting in the air


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And the peace of mind and the quietness were the things I loved the most
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As I sat reminiscing with the old Zimbabwe Ghost

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