Prologue chords by Arlo Guthrie, Shenandoah
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Verse 1
(G major) (F major) Words and music by Arlo Guthrie
(G major) (Gsus4) (F major) (Gsus4) (G major)
Verse 2
In the
event of my (F major) demise
Be sure to include this statement
(G major) When you are bent on
closing (F major) my eyes
Thinking about what my life (G major) meant
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Verse 3
Alone (G major) on a hill back in (F major) '65
Things looked a lot like chan (G major) ging
Singing our songs that we
harmon (F major) ized
Dreaming of worlds rearranging (G major)
Verse 4
(G major) And I don't know why I'm
singing (C major) (G major) tonight
(E minor) Maybe it's time someone told (D major) you
(G major) Just because you say you've
(C major) seen (G major) the light
(E minor) Doesn't mean nobody sold (D major) (G major) you
Verse 5
(G major) I can remember all of (F major) your smiles
During the demon (G major) stra (F major) tions (G major)
Taking on what seemed like
the (F major) whole world
Igniting the hearts of our nation (G major) s
Verse 6
And to (C major) gether we sang our
vic (G major) tory (D major) songs (E minor)
Though we were worlds apart (A minor) (D major)
(G major) Every thing then has now passed away (F major)
Except for the love in my heart (G major)
Interlude 1
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Verse 7
(G major) Sitting at home on com
(F major) puterized beds
Tryine to come (D minor) to con (F major) clu (G major) sions
Seeing reflections from rose-
colored (F major) heads
Ignoring the states of illusion
(G major)
Verse 8
Drunk in a world of ma (C major) ter (D major) ial (G major) wealth
(E minor) No one can notice you falling (D major)
(G major) Fantastic flights once
good (D major) tor (G major) your health
(E minor) Now make you deaf to your (D major) calling (G major)
Verse 9
(C major) And all alone (G major) the prophet groans (E minor)
With words as yet un (A minor) seen (D major)
(G major) Who'll be awake when
the master re (F major) turns
Who will be lost in their (G major) (D major) dream (A minor)
(G major) s
Interlude 2
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(C major) (G major) (F major) (C major) (G major)
(F major) (G major) (F major) (G major) (F major) (G major)
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Verse 10
So (G major) in the event of my de (F major) mise
8e sure to include this statement
(G major) Only the words of love kept alive (F major)
Are worthy of not being wasted
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Prologue
Arlo Guthrie, Shenandoah
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