Time For My Returning chords by Eric Andersen

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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The  (A minor) night  (D major) is a time  (E major) for my return (A major) in'  (D major) 
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My  (A major) lover (A minor) 's  heart  (A major) beats
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tun (D major) es for him to tell  (E major) 
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I  (D major) nestle  (A major) up close  (A minor) by   (D major) for to listen,  (A major) 
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 (D major) to know  (A major)  (A minor) again the thing (A major)  (E major) s  I
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know so  (A major) well.  (A minor)  (D major)  (A minor) 
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For today  (E major) was a day of
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another  (A minor) highway,  (A major)  (D major) 
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of walking  (A major) unknown street
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 (D major) s in strangers ways.  (E major) 
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But  (A major) evening is the time  (D major) for my returning
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 (A major) To  (A minor)  (D major) the bed  (A major) where
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my  (A minor) body longs to lay
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Her eyes will lead  (A major) me off  (D major) a lonesome trail
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Her  (A minor)  (D major) hand (A major)  (A minor) s will cool  (A major) my
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body  (D minor) hot  (D major) and weary  (E major) 
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She  (D major) can harbor me  (A major) before
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 (D major) tomorrow's jour (A minor) ney  (A major) 
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 (D major) When I face  (A minor) again
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the storm (E major) s of another sea  (A minor) 
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And her skin will be  (A major) as moist
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 (D major) as softness soil  (A major)  (D major) 
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Smelling warm  (A major) as  (A minor)  (A major) the
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rain fern  (D major) in the spring  (E major) 
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And  (D major) a  -breathin'  (A major) is a
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wa (D major) terfall upon  (A major) me
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 (A minor) To   (A major)  (D major) make  (A major) the darkness  (A minor) swim  (E major) 
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and my body  (A minor) sing  (A major) 
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And love  (D major) leaps at  (E major) the night of  (A major) flamin'
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 (D major) It'll make  (A minor) the rushin'  (D major) rivers for to run (E major) 
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It'll  (D major) take me  (A major) to  (D major) the depth
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of the deepest ocean (A major) 
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To  (D major) the place I  (A major) know
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where every  (E major) man  (D major) comes
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 (A minor) from  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (A minor) 
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Then  (A major) she'll leave me by the
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grassy  (D major) banks of knowledge
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 (A major) To  (D major) the place  (A major) where the silent  (D major) waters fall  (E major) 
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I  (D major) can't sink  (A major) in the quiet,  (D major) coolin' grasses  (D minor) 
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To  (A major)  (D major) remember all  (A major) before  (E major) the
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daybreak  (A major) come  (E major)  (Esus4)  (E major) 
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But  (A major) my head  (D major) lies weary,
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dreams  (E major) are now call (A major) in'
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The  (D major)  (A major) night is plungin' on
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down  (D major) slumber's way  (E major) 
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The  (D major) dawn will find  (A major)  (D major) my true
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love lyin' by  (A major) me
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To  (D major) warm my  (A major) eyes and