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