Apology
Gordon Lightfoot
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|Amaj7(x02120)_ _ _ |Bm/A(x04432)_ _ _ |Amaj7_ _Bm/A|A_ _ _ |
Amaj7 _ I remember Bm/A _everything _ _ I've Amaj7learned___ Bm/A about___ surAvival _ _ _
Amaj7 _ I've walked with Bm/Afo-o-ols_ and ki-i-ings_ _ I've Amaj7even__ rBm/Aead__ the bA _ible _ _
Amaj7 _ There I came uBm/Apon_ some lines_ _ _ Amaj7 _ giving Bm/A _me__ di-rAection _ _ _
Amaj7 _ Gather n_ _ot__ your Bm/Ago-old o_ _ _n ea-ea-earth your Amaj7kingdom_ _ Bm/A is_ in Aheaven _ _ _
Amaj7 _ But I c_ _hose__ to Bm/Alive inst_ _ _ead Amaj7 _ inside the Bm/Ashell___ they Aga-ave m_ _ _e
Amaj7 _ Til i_ _n spite of eBm/A _verythi-i-ing _ _ good fAmaj7ortune _ Bm/A _came__ to fAind me_ _ _
I Etried my best to run away but DI could not avoid the feeling
D Soon I was reeling on myE feet_ _ _
I Dmade a grab at anything, the Dearth was gone
And I was on a Dvicious circle Ethen _ _ _
Amaj7 _ _ _ After I'd Bm/A _gone_____ ___ and Amaj7let__ myBm/Aself__ surArender_ _ _
Amaj7 _ I d_ _idn't want to Bm/Adie at a_ _ _-a-all I Amaj7thought I'd_ _ Bm/A _ live__ forAever _ _ _
Amaj7 _ And she gave me Bm/A _everything _ _ a Amaj7 _king could Bm/Ane__-ver Aborr_ _ _ow
Amaj7 _ But I_ _ twisted Bm/Aall her g_ _ _i-i-ifts her Amaj7wisdom _ Bm/A _ was my Asorrow_ _ _
Amaj7 _ And so I left her Bm/Acrying _ _ _ and Amaj7roamed _ aBm/Across _ the Ariver_ _ _
Amaj7 _ The angels o_ _f__-fered Bm/Ame-e their h_ _ _a-a-ands but Amaj7I__ could Bm/Anot__ forAget her_ _ _
Amaj7 _ So I c_ _ame to where Bm/Ashe was _ _ _ Amaj7 _ by river, rBm/A _oad__ and rAea-ea-so_ _ _n
Amaj7 _ I slept b_ _eneath her Bm/A _wi-indo-o-o_ _w in the Amaj7moonlight___ Bm/A _ sum__-mer sAeaso_ _ _n
But EI could not go inside, I Dheard the sound of laughter
The Drustle of her hair upon his Eskin _ _ _
I Dmade a grab at anything, the Dearth was gone
And I was on a Dvicious circle Ethen _ _ _
Amaj7 _ _ _ After I'd Bm/A _gone_____ ___ to Amaj7 _ Bm/A _cry__ down__ my sAorrow___ _ _
Amaj7 _ I didn't w_ant to Bm/Alive no m_ _ _o-o-ore_ nor Amaj7 _face__ the bBm/Aright__ _tomAorrow____ _ __
Amaj7 Then I_ _ _ remembered Bm/A _everything_ _ _ I've Amaj7learned___ aBm/A _bout__ surAvival _ _ _
Amaj7 _ I've walked with Bm/Afo-o-ols_ and ki-i-ings_ _ I've Amaj7even__ rBm/Aead__ the bA _ible _ _
Amaj7 _ I rem_ _ember Bm/Aall those l_ _ _ines_ Amaj7 _ giving Bm/A _me__ di-rAection _ _ _
Amaj7 _ Gather n_ _ot__ your Bm/Ago-old o_ _ _n ea-ea-earth it will Amaj7 _ Bm/A _not__ pass__ inspAection _ _ _
Amaj7 _ Still I t_ _hink when Bm/A _I'm alone _ _ Amaj7 _ away from aBm/A _ll__ night's sAplendo_ _ _r
Amaj7 _ If gold c_ _ould buy one Bm/Anight with h_ _ _e-e-er I Amaj7 _wish I had Bm/A _some__ to Asend h_ _ _er__
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