Capo 2 
 
E5 
 
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When I recall his parting words 
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Must I accept his fate 
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Or take myself far from this place 
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I thought I heard a black bell toll 
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A little bird did sing 
    E5      A5 
Man has no choice 
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When he wants every thing 
 
 
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We'll rise above the scarlet tide 
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That trickles down through the mountain 
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And separates the widow from the bride 
 
 
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Man goes beyond his own decision 
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Gets caught up in the mechanism 
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Of swindlers who act like kings 
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And brokers who break everything 
 
 
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The dark of night was swiftly fading 
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Close to the dawn of day 
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Why would I want him just to lose him again 
 
 
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We'll rise above the scarlet tide 
     A5    A5    D5   F#5      D5 
That trickles down through the mountain 
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And separates the widow from the bride