Chris de Burgh - The Storyman
From the album: The Storyman (2006)
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   Em       C           D           Em
I lived my life in the words of a Storyman,
 Em          C              D          Em
Watched my dreams from the years gone by,
 Em       C            D           Em
Heard my voice in the songs of a Storyman,
   D          Em      D          Em
Always by my side, always by my side,

   Em      C          D         Em
I saw him first in a castle by candlelight,
 Em      C            D      Em
Turning round with a golden key,
   Em       C         D           Em
I heard a train far away, and a whistle blow,
 D              Em        D              Em
Like a baby's cry, 'twas like a baby's cry,

 Em      C           D          Em
Ravens stood on the walls of Jerusalem,
 Em      C             D     Em
Sailors danced at the borderline,
 Em      C           D           Em
Light a fire on the road to the ferryman,
  D               Em   D             Em
Emotions running high, in the summertime,

 C                    G
Take me back to the places I've never been,
 C                G      C
Take me back to another time,
 C       D         Em
Take me back to a world I have never seen,
D           Em   D           Em
Only in my mind, only in my mind,

 Em        C          D          Em
Late last night I met up with a lady-love,
  Em        C           D       Em
Dressed in red, didn't say goodbye,
 Em    C         D            Em
Carry me to the last time I showed her what
 D                Em     D                Em
Tender hands can do, and I'll be missing you,

 C                    G
Take me back to the places I've never been,
 C                G      C
Take me back to another time,
 C                 G            Em
Take me back to a world I have never seen,
D           Em   D           Em
Only in my mind, only in my mind,

C Em D Em
C Em D Em

 Em                                     C
Follow the light that's shining on to where we will be going,
Em                          D              Em
Up to Heaven, Paradise, or to the heart divine,
     C
It's in the echoes of a child, waiting for the journey,
      B
The spirit of one world,

C G C G C
C G Em D Em D Em

    C                    G
Oh take me back to the places I've never been,
 C                G      C
Take me back to another time,
 C                 G            Em
Take me back to a world I have never seen,
D           Em   D           Em  C D Em
Only in my mind, only in my mind,
                                           Em
I lived my life in the words of a Storyman...