Key: A major
Verse 1
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G
Am
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D
Ebdim
I remember when
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My mother used to sing
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Oh the joy that her voice
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D
could bring
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Ebdim
When I'm lost and I'm afraid
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And I long to see her face
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Singing brings her closer to me
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on
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We had to carry on
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to see
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But I know he's here tonight
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Cause I surely feel his light
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Singing brings him closer to me
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Em
We gather here
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To bring our old friends near
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Oh it brings us closer
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A
Yes it brings us closer
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Singing brings us closer
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to Thee
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I look back on the days
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C
The times seemed oh
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so strange
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D
Struggle, injustice and despair
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But we marched right through that harm
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Joining voices, joining arms
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Singing brought us closer to
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free
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When we lift our voice
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And our souls rejoice
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Oh it brings us closer
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Yes it brings us
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closer
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Singing brings us closer to Thee
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