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1. Babel
2. Whispers in the Dark
3. I Will Wait
4. Holland Road
5. Ghosts that we knew
6. Lover of the Light
7. Lovers' Eyes
8. Reminder
9. Hopeless Wanderer
10. Broken Crown
11. Below my Feet
12. Not with Haste
13. For those Below
14. The Boxer
15. Where are You Now?
1.Babel
Capo 2
C F x 4
I kAmnow that time has Fnumbered my Cdays
and I'll Amgo along with Feverything you Csay
C F x 4
But I Amride home laughing Flook at me nCow
and the Amwalls of town they comeF crumbling Cdown
C F x 4
And my eAmars here the call of my FunbornC sons
and I Amknow the choices Fcover all I've Cdone
C F x 4
But AmI'll explain it all to the Fwatchman's Cson
I Amnever lived a year Fbetter spent and Cloved
C F x 4
Because I Amknow my weFakness
KCnow my voAmice
And I'll Fbelieve in Cgrace and Gchoice
And I Amknow perhFaps my Cheart is vAmast
But I'll be Fborn wiCthout a maGsk "woo"
C F x 4
Like the Amcity that nursed my Fgreed and my pCride
I Amstretch my arms inFto the Csky
C F x 4
I cry AmBabel, Babel lFook at me Cnow
But the wAmalls of my town they come Fcrumbling dCown
C F x 4
You ask Amwhere will we stand in the Fwinds that will Chowl
As aAmll we see will Fslip into the Ccloud
C F x 4
So come Amdown from your mountain and Fstand where we've Cbeen
You Amknow are breath is Fweak and our body Cthin
C F x 4
AmPress my nFose up to the Cglass around your Gheart
I Amshould've kFnown I was wCeaker from the stGart
AmYou'll build your Fwalls and CI'll play my Gbloody parAmt
To tear, to tear tGhem dCown
Well I'm going to tAmear, tFear them dCown
Because I Amknow my weFakness
KCnow my voAmice
And I'll Fbelieve in Cgrace and Gchoice
And I Amknow perhFaps my Cheart is vAmast
But I'll be Fborn wiCthout a maGsk
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2.Whispers in the Dark
Capo 2
CYou hold your truth so pAmurely
Swerve not throGugh the mFinds of Ammen
This lie, it is Gdead
CAnd this cup of yours tastes hAmoly
A brush with the devilG can cleaFr your mAmind
And strengthen your spGine
But finAmgers tap intFo what you were oCnce
And I'm wAmorried that I bFlew my only cChance
FWhispers in the dCark
Steal a kGiss and you'll break a hAmeart
Pick up yourF clothes and curl your tCoes
Learn your lGesson, lead me Amhome
Spare my Fsins for the aCrk
I was to Gslow to dAmepart
I'm a Fcad but I'm not a Amflawed
I set Gout to serve the LoCrd.
FBut my hCeart
Was cFolder when you'd Cgone
FI lost my hCead
But Ffound the one that I loCved
Under thFe sunC
Under tGhe sunC
But finAmgers tap intFo what you were oCnce
And I'm wAmorried that I bFlew my only cChance
But finAmgers tap intFo what you were oCnce
And I'm wAmorried that I bFlew my only cChance
FBut my hCeart
FWas colder when you'd Cgone F
I lost my hCead
FBut still, while we are Cyoung
While we are AmyoungC
While we are AmyoungC
While we are AmyoungC
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3.I Will Wait
Capo 1
CAnd I came home
Like a Fstone
And I fellC heavy into your Garms
These days ofC dust
Which we've Fknown
Will blow aCway with this new Gsun
And AmI'll kGneel Cdown
FWait Cfor Gnow
And AmI'll kGneel Cdown
Know Fmy CgroundG
And CI will wait, I will wait for yEmou G
And CI will wait, I will wait for yEmou G
So break my Cstep
And reFlent
You forCgave and I won't foGrget
Know what we've Cseen
And him with Fless
Now in some Cway
Shake the exGcess
BCut I will wait, I will wait for yEmou G
ACnd I will wait, I will wait for yEmou G
ACnd I will wait, I will wait for yEmou G
ACnd I will wait, I will wait for yEmou G
SCo I'll be bold
As well as sFtrong
And use my Chead alongside my hearGt
So take my Cflesh
And fix my Feyes
That tethered Cmind free from the liesG
But AmI'll knGeel dowCn
WaFit fCor noGw
AmI'll kGneel dCown
KnowF my CgrounGd
RAmaise Gmy hCands
PFaint my spirCit goGld
And Ambow Gmy hCead
KFeep my heaCrt slGow
CCause I will wait, I will wait for yEmou G
ACnd I will wait, I will wait for yEmou G
ACnd I will wait, I will wait for yEmou G
ACnd I will wait, I will wait for yEmou G C
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4.Holland Road
Capo 2
So FI was Clost
Go Fcount the Ccards
BFefore you Amgo
To the HFolland rCoad
With your Fheart like a Cstone
You spared no Gtime in lashing Fout
And I Fknew your Cpain
And the Feffect of my Cshame
Which you Gcut me FdowCn
You cut me FdowCn
And I Fwill not tCell
The Fforts of Chell
That Gcarried me Amhome
From the FHolland Croad
With my Fheart like a Cstone I'll Gput up no fiAmght
To your chalice Cmind
And from your Fcorner you Crose
To cGut me Fdown C
You cut me FdownC
So I Fhit my Clow
Little Fdid I kCnow that would Gnot be the Amend
From the HFolland rCoad
Well I rFose and I rCose
I Gpaid less tAmime
To your cFalas miCnd
And I Fwished you Cwell
As you Gcut me FdowCn
You cut me FdownC
But I Fstill bCelieve
Though there's Fcracks you'llC see
When I'm Fon my kCnees I'll sGtill bCelieve
And when I've Fhit the Cground
Neither Flost nor Cfound
If you'll Fbelieve in Cme
I'll Gstill beAmlieve
But I Fstill bCelieve
Though there's Fcracks you'llC see
When I'm Fon my kCnees I'll sGtill bCelieve
And when I've Fhit the Cground
Neither Flost nor Cfound
If you'll Fbelieve in Cme
I'll Gstill beAmlieve
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5.Ghosts that we Knew
No Capo
You Csaw my Ampain, washed out Fin the Crain
CBroken glAmass, saw the blood run fFrom my Cveins
But you Csaw no fauAmlt no crack in Fmy Cheart
CAnd you kneelAm beside my hFope torn aCpart
But the C#mghosts that we Amknew will C#mflicker from Amyou
And we wilCl live aG lonCg life
So give me Fhope in the dCarkness that IG will see the Clight
Cause oFh that Cgave me such a fGright
But AmI will Ghold as lFong as you Clike
Just Fpromise me Gwe will be alrAmight
SoC lead me Amback, turn Fsouth from that Cplace
And close my eAmyes from my Frecent Cdisgrace
Cause you know my cAmall
We willF share myC all
Now children cAmome and they willF hear me Croar
So give me Fhope in the dCarkness that IG will see the Clight
Cause oFh that Cgave me such a fGright
But AmI will Ghold as lFong as you Clike
Just Fpromise me Gwe will be alrAmight
But Amhold me stilFl bury my heart on the Ccold
But Amhold me stilFl bury my heart on the Ccold
So give me Fhope in the dCarkness that IG will see the Clight
Cause oFh that Cgave me such a fGright
But AmI will Ghold as lFong as you Clike
Just Fpromise me Gwe will be alrAmight
But the C#mghosts that we Amknew will C#mflicker from Amyou
And we wilCl live aG lonCg life
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6.Lover of the Light
Capo 2
And in the miCddle of the night
I may waFtch you Cgo
There'll be no value in the strength
of wallFs that CI have grown
There'll be no cFomfort in the sGhade
of the AmshadoGws thFrown
But I'll bFe yoCurs if you'll Gbe mCine
Stretch out my life
and pFick the seams oCut
Take what you like
but Fclose my eEmars and eAmyes
WFatch me cCrumble FovCer and GovCer
I have done wrong
so buFild your tCower
But call me home
and FI will bGuild a thAmrone
And wFash my eyes oCut nFevCer aGgaCin
But love the one you hFold
And I'll be your gGoal
To have and to hoAmld
A lover of the lighCt
Skin too tight
and eFyes like maCrbles
You spin me high
so wFatch me aGs I glAmide
BFefore I tCumble hoFmewaCrd, hoGmewaCrd
I know I tried
I Fwas not stCable
Flawed by pride
I Fmiss my saGnguine eAmyes
So hFold my hands Cup, breFathe Cin, brGeathe Cout
But love the one you hFold
And I'll be your gGoal
To have and to hoAmld
A lover of the lighCt
And in the miCddle of the night
I may waFtch you Cgo
There'll be no value in the strength
of wallFs that CI have grown
There'll be no cFomfort in the sGhade
of the AmshadoGws thFrown
You may not tFrust the promiGses
of the Amchange GI'll Fshow
But I'll bFe yoCurs if you'll Gbe mCine
But love the one you hFold
And I'll be your gGoal
To have and to hoAmld
A lover of the lighCt
But love the one you hFold
And I'll be your gGoal
To have and to hoAmld
A lover of the lighCt
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7.Lovers' Eyes
Capo 2
Love was Ckind, for a time
Now just Gaches and it makes me Cblind
This mirror holds my eyes too bright
I can't Gsee the others in my Clife
Were we too Cyoung? And heads too strong?
To bear the wGeight of these lover's eCyes.
'Cause I feel numb, beneath your tongue
Neath the Gcurse of these lover's Ceyes.
But do not aFsk the price I pCay,
I must lGive with my quiet rCage,
Tame the gFhosts in my hCead,
That run Gwild and wish me Cdead.
Should you shake my Fash to the Cwind
Lord, foGrget all of my Csins
Oh, let me Fdie where I Clie
Neath the Gcurse of my lover's eCyes. C F
There's no Cdrink nor drug I tried
To rid the Gcurse of these lover's Ceyes
And I feel numb, beneath your tongue
Your strength just maGkes me feel less sCtrong
But do not aFsk the price I pCay,
I must lGive with my quiet rCage,
Tame the gFhosts in my hCead,
That run Gwild and wish me Cdead.
Should you shake my Fash to the Cwind
Lord, foGrget all of my Csins
Oh, let me Fdie where I Clie
Neath the Gcurse of my lover's eCyes. F C
And I'll walk sClow, I'll walkG sloCw
Take my Amhand, help me Fon my waCy.
And I'll walk sClow, I'll walkG sloCw
Take my Amhand, I'll be Fon my waCy.
And I'll walk sClow, I'll walkG sloCw
Take my Amhand, help me Fon my waCy.
And I'll walk sClow, I'll walkG sloCw
Take my Amhand, I'll be Fon my waCy.
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8.Reminder
Capo 2
Don't Glet me dCarken your Gdoor
It's Gnot what I cCame here Emfor
NoG it's not what DI came here fGor
And I wGon't hear you cCry when I'm gGone
I won't kGnow if I'm dCoing you Emwrong
I nGever know if I'm dDoing you wGrong
GConstant rCeminder of wGhere I can Cfind her
A Emlight that might Cgive up the Gway
GIs all that I'm Casking for
GWithout her I'm Clost
EmOh my love don't Dfade aGway
SoG watch the world Ctear us Gapart
A stoic Emmind and a bCleeding hGeart
YGou never see Dmy bleeding hGeart
and your liGghts always Cshining Gon
and I've been Emtravelling Coh so lGong
I'Gve been trDavelling oh so lGong
GConstant rCeminder of wGhere I can Cfind her
A Emlight that might Cgive up the Gway
GIs all that I'm Casking for
GWithout her I'm Clost
EmOh my love don't Dfade aGway
EmOh my love don't Dfade aGway
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9.Hopeless Wanderer
Capo 3
HGear Bmmy vAmoice, I came Emout of the wDoods by cChoice
SGhelter also Bmgave their Amshade
And in the Emdark I hDave no Cname
So Gleave that Bmclick in my Amhead
And I will Emremember the Dwords that you Csaid
LGeft a clouded mBmind and a heavy Amheart
But I am Emsure we'll Dsee a new Cstart
Em DSo when your Ghopes on Cfire
Em DBut you know Gyour desiCre
Don't hold a Emglass over the Dflame
Don't let your Gheart grow cCold
I will Emcall you by Dname
I will sGhare your rCoad
EmHold me fast, Hold me fast
Cuz I'm a hCopelGess wDandeEmrer
Hold me fast, Hold me fast
Cuz I'm a hCopelGess wDandeEmrer
I Gwrestled lBmong with my Amyouth
I tried so Emhard to Dlive in the Ctruth
BuGt do not tBmell me what is rAmight
When I lose my Emhead, I Dlose my Cspine
So Gleave that Bmclick in my Amhead
And I will Emremember the Dwords that you Csaid
YouG brought me Bmout from the Amcold
Now, how I Emlong, how I lDong to grow Cold
Em DSo when your Ghopes on Cfire
Em DBut you know Gyour desiCre
Don't hold a Emglass over the Dflame
Don't let your Gheart grow cCold
I will Emcall you by Dname
I will sGhare your rCoad
EmHold me fast, Hold me fast
Cuz I'm a hCopelGess wDandeEmrer
Hold me fast, Hold me fast
Cuz I'm a hCopelGess wDandeEmrer
I will learn, I will learn
to love the Csky GI DwandEmer
I will learn, I will learn
to love the Csky GI DwandEmer
The Csky GI DwandEmer C G
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10.Broken Crown
Capo 5
TAmouch my mEmouth and hAmold my tongue
AmI'll never Embe your cAmhosen one
I'll be Fhome Emsafe and tucked Amaway
Well you Fcan't tempt me
If EmI don't see the Amday
The Ampull on my Emflesh was Amjust too strong
StiAmfled the Emchoice and tAmhe air in my lungs
Better Fnot to bEmreath to breath a Amlie
Cause when I Fopen my Embody I breath aAm lie
AmI will not FspeakAm ofEm Am yGour Amsin
AmThere was aF way AmoutEm Am Gfor Amhim
AmThe mirror FshowsAm Em Am G Amnot
AmYour values FareAm Em Am G allAm short
But Amoh Gmy hAmeart wGas fAmlawed GI kAmnew Cmy weakFness
So Amhold Gmy hAmand cGonsAmign mGe nAmot Cto darkFness
AmCrawl on my bEmelly until the Amsun goes down
AmI'll never wEmear your broken Amcrown
I took the Frope and Emthrew it all Amaway
This Ftwilight how Emdare you speak of gAmrace
AmCrawl on my bEmelly until the Amsun goes down
AmI'll never wEmear your broken Amcrown
I took the Frope and Emthrew it all Amaway
This Ftwilight how Emdare you speak of gAmrace
AmCrawl on my bEmelly until the Amsun goes down
AmI'll never wEmear your broken Amcrown
I took the Frope and Emthrew it all aAmway
In his twilFight are chEmoices seal ourAm fate
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11.Below my Feet
Capo 4
You were Gcold as the Cblood through your Gbones
And the Clight which led us Gfrom our chosen Emhomes
Oh,C I was lGost.
So now I sleep
Sleep the Chours that I don't wGeep
And aCll I knew was sGteeped in blackened Emholes
OhC, I was Glost
EmKeep the eCarth beGlow my fDeet
EmFor all my Csweat, my Gblood runs Dweak
EmLet me lCearn from where GI have Dbeen
Keep my Ceyes to sGerve
My hCands to leGarn
Well I was sGtill
But I was uCnder your spGell
But CI was told by JGesus
All was Emwell
So Call must be Gwell
Just give me Gtime
You know Cyour desires and Gmine
So Cwrap my flesh in Givy and in tEmwine
For CI must be wGell
KEm C G D
Keep the earth below my feet
EmFor all my Csweat, my Gblood runs Dweak
EmLet me lCearn from where GI have Dbeen
Keep my Ceyes to sGerve
My hCands to leGarn
DKeep my Ceyes to Gserve
my hCands to lGearn
EmKeep the eCarth beGlow my fDeet
EmFor all my Csweat, my Gblood runs Dweak
EmLet me lCearn from where GI have Dbeen
Keep my Ceyes to sGerve
My hCands to leGarn
DKeep my Ceyes to sGerve
my hCands to leGarn
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12.Not with Haste
Capo 4
Your Feyes they tiCe
me Amdown so hCard
i'll Fnever lCearn to put Gup a gCuard
soF keep my lCove
my Amcandle bCright
learFn me hCard, oh lGearn me Cright
this Fain't no Csham
i Fam what i Cam
though Fi may sCpeak
some Amtongue of oCld
or Feven spit Cout some Gholy wCord
i Fhave no sCtrength
from Amwhich to Cspeak
when you Fsit me Cdown, and Gsee i'm Cweak
we will Frun and Cscream
you will Fdance with Amme
they'll Ffulfill our Cdreams
and we'll be fGree
and we will Fbe who we Care
and they'll Fheal our Amscars
sadness Fwill be Cfar Gaway
So Fas we Cwalked
through Ffields of gAmreen
as the Ffairest Csun i'd Gever sCeen
and i Fwas bCroke
i was Fon my kAmnees
but Fyou said Cyes as Gi said Cplease
this Fain't no Csham
i Fam what i Cam
i Fleave no tCies
for a Fcynics mCind
we will Frun and Cscream
you will Fdance with Amme
they'll Ffulfill our Cdreams
and we'll be fGree
and we will Fbe who we Care
and they'll Fheal our Amscars
sadness wFill be CfarG away
do not lAmet my fickle fFlesh go to wGaste
as it kAmeeps my heFart and soul in it's plGace
and i will lAmove with uFrgency but not with haGste
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13.For those Below
Capo 2
CHelplFess, she Amlies aGcross the sCtairs
CHaunting your dFays, coAmnsumGing your pCrayers
CThere will be hFealing, but don't Amforce this gGirl to stCand
As she's cCounting the cFeilings, with pale Amvoice and tGrembling hCands
FYou told me life was lGong, but Cnow that it's Fgone,
You fCind yourself on Ftop, as the Emleader of a fFlock
GCalled to be around for those beClow F Fm C F G C
CWhispered nFotes from the piAmano in the coGrner of the roCom
CHold your thFroat, is that hAmealing that you're hGearing in her tCune?
CWanting chFange, but lAmoving her jGust as she lCies
Is the bCurden of the Fman who's buAmilt his lGife on lCove
FYou told me life was Glong, but nCow that it's gFone,
You fCind yourself on Ftop, as the lEmeader of a flFock
GCalled to be around for those belCow F Fm C F G C
FI'll be locked up and stGored
FIn a lavender wGard
F'Cause my mind is just lGike hers,
just as brFoken, just as crippled, just as buGrned
And then I fCind myself on Ftop, as the lEmeader of a flFock
GCalled to be around for those belCow F Fm C F G C
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14.The Boxer
Capo 5
GI am just a poor boy
Though my story's seldom Emtold
I have Dsquandered my resistance
For a pocket full of mumbles such are Gpromises
All lies and Emjests
Still a Dman hears what he Cwants to hear
And disregards the GresDt G
When I Gleft my home and my family
I was no more than a Emboy
In the Dcompany of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station Grunning scared
Laying Emlow, seeking Dout the poorer qCuarters
Where the ragged people Ggo
Looking fDor the places Conly Dthey would Gknow
Lie-la-lEmie
Lie-la-Bmlie la lie-la-lie
Lie la Emlie
Lie-la-Dlie la la la la lie la la la la Glie
Asking oGnly workman's wages
I come looking for a Emjob
But I Dget no offers,
Just a come-on from the whores on SGeventh Avenue
I do Emdeclare, there were Dtimes when I was so Clonesome
I took some comfort tGhere
Then I'm lGaying out my winter clothes
And wishing I was Emgone
Going Dhome
Where the New York City winters aren't blGeeding me
EmBleeding me, goingD home
Lie la lie ...
In the cGlearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his Emtrade
And he Dcarries the reminders
Of ev'ry glove that layed him down
Or Gcut him till he cried out
In his Emanger and his shame
"DI am leaving, IC am leaving"
But the Gfighter still remains
Lie-la-lEmie
Lie-la-Bmlie la lie-la-lie
Lie la Emlie
Lie-la-Dlie la la la la lie la la la la Glie
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15.Where are You Now?
Capo 4
It Fcame to the Cend it Amseems you had Cheard
Cause we Fwalked the city Cstreets,
You Amnever said a Cword
When we Ffinally sat Cdown,
Your Ameyes were full of Cspite
I was Fdesperate, I was Cweak,
I could Amnot put up a Cfight
FWhere are you Cnow?
AmWhere are you Cnow?
Do you Fever think of Cme
In the Amquiet, in the Ccrowd?
You were Fstrangely less than Cpain
AmThan you were Ccold
TriumpFhant in your Cmind
Of the Amlogic that you hCold.
You said Fno one would ever Cknow
The Amlove that we had Cshared
As I tFook my leave to Cgo
It was Amclear that you didn't Ccare.
FWhere are you Cnow?
AmWhere are you Cnow?
Do you Fever think of Cme
In the Amquiet, in the Ccrowd?
FWhere are you Cnow?
AmWhere are you Cnow?
Do you Fever think of Cme
In the Amquiet, in the Ccrowd?
And I Fhear of your cComing
and your Amgoing in the tCown.
I hear Fstories of your sCmile,
I hear Amstories of your Cfrown.
You saidF no one would everC know
The Amlove that we had Cshared
As I tFook my leave to Cgo
It was Amclear that you didn't Ccare.
FWhere are you Cnow?
AmWhere are you Cnow?
Do you Fever think of Cme
In the Amquiet, in the Ccrowd?
FWhere are you Cnow?
AmWhere are you Cnow?
Do you Fever think of Cme
In the Amquiet, in the Ccrowd?
FWhere are you Cnow?
AmWhere are you Cnow?
Do you Fever think of Cme
In the Amquiet, in the Ccrowd?