Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Columbus sailed the ocean, at the age of seventeen
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And he must have had a vision, and he must have had a dream
E Dsus2 A C
The wise men and the prophets, frozen in their ways
E Am B
Tried to turn him back again, as a way of saving face
[Verse 2]
N.E. C ~ A B E ~ A B
So they sent him out a message, and the message was so clear
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If you go chasing rainbows, you're not welcome here
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And I heard he was a bad man, with his finger in the pie
E Am B
But they knew he'd be home again, there was something in his eyes
[Chorus]
N.E. C C#m E B E
And I've seen the veil of darkness, going across the sky
C#m F#m B E
Rising in the east, where the sun used to shine
A E C#m
Just when I get to thinking, it's all been a waste of time
N.E. C A E B C#m
[Verse 3]
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Now poor old Mother Russia, couldn't keep her children fed
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When she saw she couldn't feed them, she walked the streets instead
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So Boris built a castle, with Joseph on the door
E Am B
To try to erase the memory that their mother was a whore
[Verse 4]
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And the poor are always with us, I heard somebody said
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No matter how much you feed them, they'll still be underfed
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One thing to remember when evening the score
E Am B
There are none so equal as, those who are so poor
[Chorus]
N.E. C C#m E B E
And I've seen the veil of darkness, going across the sky
C#m F#m B E
Rising in the east, where the sun used to shine
A E C#m
Just when I get to thinking, it's all been a waste of time
N.E. C A E B C#m
[Verse 5]
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Now you may be a sailor, or a pilot of a plane
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Risking your life and everything, for fortune and for fame
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Well, you're the kind of prophet to put the world to rights
E Am B
But the trouble with your vision is, keeping it in sight
[Chorus]
N.E. C C#m E B E
And I've seen the veil of darkness, going across the sky
C#m F#m B E
Rising in the east, where the sun used to shine
A E C#m
Just when I get to thinking, it's all been a waste of time
N.E. C A E B C#m
E A E B A B
[Outro] (## repeat and fade to end ##)
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