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LIGHT / DARK

Version 1

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X:1
T:Pass It On
Z:by Webmaster from YouTube recording - work in progress
C:Bill Danoff (1973)
O:U.S.
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:1/2=100
K:G
V:1
|:G A c c3 G z | A c c d3 G z | 
w:1.~Aft-er the ba-ttle, Back in the sa-ddle
w:2.~From inn-o-cent child-hood Into the wild-wood
G A c e2 e2 d | e d c4 z2 | 
w:In-to the sun-set her-oes will ride
w:Ca-rr-yin' fai-ry-tales in our minds
A A G3 z | G A c d2 z | 
w:Tho' they won, Look what they've done
w:Tho' we grow, that's all we know
G (e d) c | c3 z :| 
w:To Hu--man-kind
w:Of hu--man-kind
e e e e  | e e e e  | g2 g2 | e4 |
w:3.~While every-bo-dy's gath-ered at the oc-ean shore
A c c c | c c c c  | e2 e2 | c4 | 
w:Try-ing to re-mem-ber what they come here for
e e e e  | e e e e  | g2 g2 | e4 |
w:Gon-na leave our fear be-hind and lay it down
A c c c | c2 c2 | e2 d2 |  c4 | 
w:Try to find our way To high-er ground

(g2 d2 | g2 f2 | d e G2) | (g2 d2 | g c'3) |
w:Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo Aa-aa-aa-aa
G A c c3 G z | A c c d3 G z | 
w:4.~Af-ter this mad-ness, Night full of sad-ness
G A c e2 e2 d | e d c4 z2 | 
w:Rea-son will dawn and then we will find
A A G3 z | G A c d2 z | 
w:What we lost at such a cost
G (e d) c | c3 z |
w:To Hu--man-kind
w:
G A c c3 G z | A c c d3 G z |
w:5.~And when naive 	dreams have all grown 	cold
G A c e2 e2 d | e d c4 z2 | 
w:There is a 	story 	to be 	told
A A G3 z | G A c d2 z | 
w:And it can 	have a happy 	end
G (e d) c | c3 z |
w:All we gotta 	do is 	try 	again
G (e d) c | c3 z |
w:Until we 	find true peace of 	mind
G (e d) c | c3 z |
w:In human	kind

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Song Note

Song by Bill Danoff
Country of origin: USA

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