Dr Dog - Distant Light

artist : dr dog
album : B room
song : distant light
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intro : Fm Fm7 D# Cm C C7

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the man appeared to me inside that yellow wood .
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i’d carved his name in the dirt , at the crossroads where we stood .
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he said , are you looking for directions?
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i said , gee , i wish you would .
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which way to the infinite road that unwinds from within?

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he said , follow the distant light . oh you know i will!
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follow the distant light , just a little bit over the hill
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follow the distant light and although you’ll never near it .
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you can travel on forever and you’ll never be back here .
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i said , alright ( hoo , yeah , distant light )

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the stranger appeared to me , he hopped down from his tree .
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he said , i can give you anything , but you know that nothing’s free .
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well i could take it or leave it . i said , well what do you want from me .
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he said , nothing much really , just a small token of appreciation
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that would mean so little to man like you and so much to a man like me .

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gimme the distant light . oh no i cannot do it
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gimme the distant light , he said through his teeth
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gimme the distant light , you know i ain’t quite yet through with it
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as i saw it shining dimly through the branches of his tree
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i walked on ( yeah , distant light )

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following the distant light , like the way some people look for parking
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following the distant light , yeah and tripping all over my feet
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but following the distant light , lord , i know if i keep walking , i’ll never touch it ,
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but as long as i move it’ll shine down on me , shine on me

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ooh , yeah , distant light