chris de burgh – spirit
from the album : the storyman ( 2006 )
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intro : F

F
i was an eagle but i cannot fly ,
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i was a lion , but i run no more ,
F
i was a river , but the river’s dry ,
A# F
and soon the spirit is coming to take me home ,

F
i’ve seen the sunrise in a thousand ways ,
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i’ve seen the wonder of a summer storm ,
F
i’ve seen a mountain that touched the sky ,
A# F
and soon the spirit is coming to take me home ,

C A#
do not cry for me , i Am with the stars ,
C A#
do not cry for me , i Am in the wind ,
C A#
do not cry for me , i Am with the rain ,
A# F
and soon the spirit is coming to take me home ,

F
i have my children , i have seen them grow ,
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i have a garden that is all the world ,
F
we come with nothing , that’s how we’ll go ,
A# F
and soon the spirit is coming to take me home ,

C A#
do not cry for me , i Am with the sun ,
C A#
do not cry for me , i Am in the wind ,
C A#
do not cry for me , i Am with the stars ,
A# F
and soon the spirit is coming to take me home ,

A# F A# F

F
i Am an eagle , but i cannot fly ,
A# F
and now the spirit has come to take me home .