Big ben chords by Roddy Frame

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Asus4
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Bm
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Ebdim
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Intro 1

Asus4

Verse 1
A 
On Sunday nothing opens late,
the clock across the river chimes
It towers above the, we cross,
we're bound for better times
D 
We join the flow that's headed
Gm 
D 
west and start

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Verse 2
Letting go of what's kept us apart
A 
Arriving at forgiveness,
free to face the wintertime
Asus4 
A 
Asus4 
Where memories rise out of the dark
A 
and play and shadows climb
D 
While we decide what still
Gm 
applies and what can go
D 
Bm 
G 
Clouds curl across the sky
D 
and the wind moans low

Verse 3
G 
And I'm free to find some
Gm 
understanding
C 
What used to be my world's expanding
D 
Ebdim 
I see the city in her eyes, the river's
Em 
D 
Em 
A 
rushing and the lights have changed

Verse 4
A 
And I suppose it's just my
jealous streak
Draws out a word and makes it last all week
D 
Gm 
And turns and shapes it all into a noose
D 
Bm 
'Cos I can't bear to
D 
have the ends left loose

Verse 5
A 
But at my best, I do believe in love
Asus4 
A 
I can't conceive of only     sky above
D 
Gm 
Seems to me we get to choose this stuff
G 
Bm 
Let's pick the path that's true,
D 
though the road is rough

Verse 6
G 
And we'll be up where the stars
are streaming
Gm 
C 
Glittering trails across the sky, still gleaming
D 
The city shivering below,
Ebdim 
all lit      up,
Em 
Dreaming of the Spring's
D 
Em 
soothing hand
A 

Verse 7
Don't scratch the surface
for the sake of it
Just because you know the ache will fit
D 
Bb 
The hole inside this soft an
Gm 
d soothing thing
D 
Bm 
D 
Where the soul is worn away
and love still stings

Verse 8
G 
Like the wind that leaves
the trees all standing
Gm 
C 
Shy and naked as their leaves are landing
D 
Ebdim 
Who knows where, carried on the air
Life lends a hand and then
Em 
D 
Em 
A 
it all starts again