Wednesday, June 1, 2016

A Song For Guitar or Autoharp


SONG - “The Plains Of Evermore”


Guitar Intro
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[VERSE 1]
She blew in on a wind I could not see.
Covered me with powder, boy that girl could ski.
And as I brushed the snow, off of my hide.
I asked her then out loud,
"Hey Girl, Where Do You Ride?"

She Looked At Me,
Gave Me A Wink,  And Said
A Place You've Never, Ever Skied Before...
On The Plains of Evermore

[CHORUS]
On The Plains of Evermore
Riding On The Life Wind
That We Know For Sure
Brings Us Home
Safe And Secure
Forever More Living With You
On The Plains of Evermore

[VERSE 2]
"Evermore?" I said.
I've Never Skied Down There.
What It's All About, Girl?
Please Tell Me, Tell Me Where.

She Looked At Me,
With A Smile Upon Her Face,
Staring Straight And Through Me
Right Into Inner Space
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She Radiated Joy
A Joy, I Felt, So Pure
No Matter What The Problems
I Knew I Could Endure
-
She Kept Looking At Me
And Finally Had To Say
"You and I Are Meant To Be Together, From This Day!"
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I've Waited All Ten Years,
For You To Come Back To This Shore,
And Now It's Time To Come Back With Me, Too!
To The Plains of Evermore!

CHORUS

[VERSE 3]
Then Together We Skied Off! (Then We Both Skied Off)
Playing A Chasing Game
Racing 'Round Each Other
Until The Evening Came
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We Stopped Amidst Some Pines
And There We Bared Our Souls
Telling To The Other One
Our Fables and Our Foils
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And, Really, Most Of All
The Love Of Land and Sky
Feelings All So Poignant
We Both Just Had To Cry
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And When The Smiles Came
Grins On Each Other's Face
We Moved Toward Each Other
To Give A Warm Embrace...

-Light Pause and Mini Bridge-

We Embraced And Kissed
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And Life's Wind Did Blow O'er
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We Vanished In A Rush Of Winter Air
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To The Plains of Evermore.

[CHORUS AND ENDING STRAINS]



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