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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Tuning from the Broadway recording and includes the 'walking bass'-
notes in the bridge and at the end of the verses.
Verse 1:
D G D
Where has the starlight gone?
Bm G
Dark is the day
D Em D/F# G A
How can I find my way home?
D G D
Home is an empty dream
Bm G
Lost to the night
D Em D/F# G A
Father, I feel so alone
Chorus:
Em D
You promised you'd be there
A
Whenever I needed you
A
Whenever I call your name
You're not anywhere
Em D
I'm trying to hold on
A
Just waiting to hear your voice
A
One word, just a word will do
To end this nightmare
Verse 2:
D G D
When will the dawning break
Bm G
Oh endless night
D Em D/F# G A
Sleepless I dream of the day
D G D Bm
When you were by my side
Bm G
Guiding my path
D Em D/F# G A
Father, I can't find the way
Chorus:
Em D
You promised you'd be there
A
Whenever I needed you
A
Whenever I call your name
You're not anywhere
Em D
I'm trying to hold on
A
Just waiting to hear your voice
A
One word, just a word will do
A
To end this nightmare
Bridge to End:
D Em D
I know that the night must end
G A Bm
And that the sun will rise
G A D
And that the sun will rise
D Em D
I know that the clouds must clear
G A Bm
And that the sun will shine
G A D
And that the sun will shine
D Em D/F# G
I know that the night must end
G A G/B G
And that the sun will rise
G A D
And that the sun will rise
D Em D/F# G
I know that the clouds must clear
G A G/B G
And that the sun will shine
G A D
And that the sun will shine
(Repeat to end)
N.C.
I know
Yes, I know
The sun will rise
N.C.
Yes, I know
I know
The clouds must clear
N.C.
I know that the night must end
I know that the sun will rise
N.C.
And I'll hear your voice deep inside
N.C.
I know that the night must end
And that the clouds must clear
N.C.
The sun
The sun will rise
N.C.
The sun
The sun will rise
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Last Updated: February 8, 2019