Thirty Year Night

	  		
Intro: Am 

 

Am 
The night-time crept quickly 
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And finished the last of the Sun 
Am 
I closed my eyes and tried hard 
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To forget what I'd done 
Am 
There's darkness sweeps down 
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From above and consumes my soul 
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Like night it's so empty and bitterly cold 

Am 
I'm heavy with burdens 
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That shatter my last chance at sleep 
Am 
I hear them all crying 
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See my poor mother weep 
Am 
A guard on my left 
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A gavel slams down on my right 
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And iron bars close 
                 Am 
On a thirty year night 


F      C            G 
Oh Lord, take me home 
F      G            Am 
Oh Lord, take me home 
F      C            G 
Oh Lord, take me home 
F      G            Am 
Oh Lord, take me home 


Am 
I scribble a note 
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Say I'm sorry that it happened this way 
Am 
Exhaling my last breath so free 
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Knowing not what to say 
Am 
The light burns my eyes 
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But I see peace so clear 
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My heart bids my soul a farewell 
                 Am 
Feet kicking the air 


F      C         G 
Oh Lord, take me home 
F      C         G 
Oh Lord, take me home 
F      C         G 
Oh Lord, take me home 
F      C         G 
Oh Lord, take me home 


Final:  F  C  G 
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