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Face Of A Thousand People

Gordon Lightfoot

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|G_ _ _ |G_ _ _ |
G _ DI__ was___ G born___ C__ a r_estless Gone___ _ _____ G _I was___ ___ Emborn___ to Am7learn the r_eason D4why _ D _ 
To Gtake my troubles C/Gas they fall, to Gstand against the C/Gicy wind
To Gguard against conC/Gfusion and deD4cline_ D _ 
To Am7listen to the D7tongues of men, who Am7tell me that I D7must be told
The Am7meaning of my D7life and all its Gends _ _ _ 
G _ DI__ was___ G born___ C__ to u_ndersGtand___ _ _____ G _I was___ ___ Emborn___ to Am7lend a h_elping D4hand_ D _ 
To Glove the ones who C/Gcared to love, to Gbe a friend to C/Gthose in need
To Ghelp the weary C/Gtraveller in the D4night _ D _ 
ForAm7getting not the D7wasted soul, the Am7beggar man, the D7con man
And the Am7widow and the D7orphan in the Gstreet _ 
And the Gface of a t_housand Empeo-p_ _ _le__ the Cface of a C/Bthou__Am _ -sand pD4eople _ D _ 
Keeps Ctelling me I'm Dout of step, reCality has Dpassed me by
They're Ctelling me that D _I _ _'ve been wrong Gbefore _ _ _ 
G _ DI__ was___ G born___ C__ to c_ritiGcize__ _ _____ G _I was___ ___ Emborn___ to Am7try to m_ake D4things _ D right_ 
ToGday I saw the C/Gworld again, it Gseemed the same as C/Gyesterday
The Gsplendour of its C/Gruins and its D4shame _ D _ 
Its Am7towers rose aD7gainst the sky, reAm7minding all that cared to D7look
That Am7what's been built can D7be destroyed aGgain _ _ _ 
G _ DI__ was___ G born___ C__ to k_eep on Gtrying___ _ _____ G _I was___ ___ Emborn___ to Am7have a d_ream or D4two _ D _ 
To Gtaste the pleasures C/Gof the night, to Gknow the joy of C/Glove's embrace
To Gcherish every C/Gmoment that is D4mine _ D _ 
To Am7share my laughter D7with a friend, to Am7sip the wine and D7not pretend
That Am7there are those less D7fortunate than G _I
And the Gface of a t_housand Empeo-p_ _ _le__ the Cface of a C/Bthou__Am _ -sand pD4eople _ D _ 
Keeps Ctelling me I'm Dout to lunch, reCality has Dpassed me by
They're Ctelling me that DI've _ _ _ been wrong beGfore _ _ _ 
G _ DI__ was___ G born___ C__ to r_ecoGgnize___ _ _____ Gto b_ _ _e____ aEmware___ of Am7things that a_re not rD4 _ D _eal
To Gtremble at the C/Gchanging skies, too Gominous to C/Gunderstand
When Gbrothers meet uC/Gpon the battle D4lines _ D _ 
When Am7bodies clothed in D7uniforms, to Am7reap the harvest D7of their pride
Lie Am7scattered like the D7dead leaves on the Gsand _ _ _ 
G _ DI__ was___ G born___ C__ to s_ing my Gsong___ _ _____ G _I was___ ___ Emborn___ to Am7try to r_each someD4one _ D _ 
To Gpenetrate the C/Giron will, to Gtry to make men C/Gunderstand
That Gbeing a human C/Gis no sin at D4all _ D _ 
That Am7beauty lies wiD7thin the wounds, of Am7lonliness and D7dark despair
That Am7heals to fall but D7still to rise aGgain _ 
And the Gface of a t_housand Empeo-p_ _ _le__ the Cface of a C/Bthou__Am _ -sand pD4eople _ D _ 
Keeps Ctelling me I'm Dout of step, reCality has Dpassed me by
They're Ctelling me that DI've _ _ _ been wrong Gbefore_ _ _ 
They're Ctelling me that DI've _ _ _ D _ _ _ been wrong beGfore _ _ _ G _ _ _ G _ _ _ 

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