Capo 1
Bm
I have seen the crimson sunset
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casting shadows on a lonely beach.
Bm
I have witnessed stars of nighttime
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light their silver patterns out of reach.
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I have watched the soaring eagle fly
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through blue and endless skies.
Em F#
I have felt the look of love shine in
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your dark and searching eyes.
Em A
But the saddest thing I've ever seen
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was when you walked away.
Em F#
But the saddest thing I've ever seen
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was when you walked away.
Bm
I have heard the roar of thunder
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rip across a stormy summer night.
Bm
I have watched those white and weightless
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clouds of morning sail out of sight.
Em F#
I have felt most cherished moments slipping
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through the gripping hands of hope.
Em F#
I have heard the violent final snapping
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of the last strand of the rope.
Em F#
But the saddest thing I've ever seen
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was when you walked away.
Em A
But the saddest thing I've ever seen
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was when you walked away.