Chris De Burgh – Read My Name
 
 
CAPO: 4th Fret
 
 
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For every child that has been born, there is a chance to shine,
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And everyone can have a dream until the end of time,
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So live for every moment as the world keeps turning 'round,
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And lift your hands up to the sky and say it loud and proud,
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"I have been here, read my name, read my name!"
 
 
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For every child that has been born, there is a chance in life,
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To try it all and be someone with what we have inside,
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So don't give up and don't give in, just give it all instead,
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And raise your voice above the crowd and let them know you've said..
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"I have been here, read my name, read my name
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With all I've got I've taken part,
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I've made a difference to the world,
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I have been here, just read my name____!"
 
 
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Endlessly amazing and inventive that we are,
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We dive the deepest oceans and we reach out for the stars,
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And one day there will be a man across the universe,
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Who'll say "I come from Planet Earth" and these will be his words..
             Am    D    G  Am    D    G  Am
"I have been here, read my name, read my name
     F                 G
With all I've got I've taken part,
     E                 Am
I've made a difference to the world,
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I have been here, just read my name____!"
 
 
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And when the darkness has to fall and comes the end of days,
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Then lift your hands up to the sky and say it once again....
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"I have been here and I have taken part,
     E                 Am
I've made a difference to the world,
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I have been here, just read my name____!"
 
 
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Da da da da, da da da da, da da da da da da, yea–ea–a–ea–a
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"I have been here... just read my name
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I've taken part... reach for the stars,
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Across the universe... we come from Planet Earth."