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Judy Collins - Fires of Eden - Album (1990) 1. Fortune Of Soldiers 2. The Blizzard tabbed by redforkhippie 3. Fires Of Eden 4. Test Of Time 5. Home Before Dark 6. The Air That I Breathe 7. Dreaming 8. From A Distance 9. Queen Of The Night 10. The Blizzard (Reprise) 11. City Of Cities ================================================================== Track 1 - Fortune Of Soldiers [Intro] Am C D [Verse 1]

Was the ^Amfortune of soldiers to be ^Falways at ^Cwar Sighting down the ^Gbarrel at what^Fever comes? Till the ^Amfighters forgot what they were ^Fdoing it ^Cfor And reason was ^Glost in the ^Dsound of the drums

[Verse 2]

'Twas the ^Amfortune of soldiers to be ^Falways a^Clone Forgetting the ^Gfaces of all their ^Floved ones ^AmFar from their daydreams, ^Ffar from their ^Chomes Love songs were ^Gdrowned in the ^Dsound of the drums

[Chorus]

Don't you know the ^Gdream has come true? ^G/B Don't you know by now the ^Cdream has come true? When they say that ^Fpeace can never be It's a fantasy, they didn't ^Cknow about you

[Chorus]

Don't you know the ^Gdream has come true? ^G/B Don't you know by now the ^Cdream has come true? When they say that ^Fpeace can never be They weren't imagining what one ^Amdreamer can do

[Verse 3]

'Tis the ^Amfortune of bankers and ^Fbuilders of ^Carms To worship the ^Gprofit how^Fever it comes ^AmUp in their towers, ^Fsheltered from ^Charm Far from the ^Gsmoke and the ^Dsound of the drums

[Verse 4]

'Tis the ^Amfortune of dreamers to ^Fsee what they ^Csee To live with the ^Gscorn till the ^Fmiracle comes To ^Amteach us the music and ^Fshow us the ^Ckey And the chorus to ^Gsilence the ^Dsound of the drums

[Chorus]

Don't you know the ^Gdream has come true? ^G/B Don't you know by now the ^Cdream has come true? When they say that ^Fpeace can never be It's a fantasy, they didn't ^Cknow about you

[Chorus]

Don't you know the ^Gdream has come true? ^G/B Don't you know by now the ^Cdream has come true? When they say that ^Fpeace can never be They weren't imagining what one ^Amdreamer can do

[Instrumental] Am F C G F Am F C G D [Verse 5]

'Tis the ^Amfortune of children to ^Fhave such a ^Cchoice To grow up to be ^Gdreamers or ^Fbuilders of guns ^AmBorn to be angels, ^Fborn to re^Cjoice Not to grow ^Gup to the ^Dsound of the drums

[Chorus]

Don't you know the ^Gdream has come true? ^G/B Don't you know by now the ^Cdream has come true? When they say that ^Fpeace can never be It's a fantasy, they didn't ^Cknow about you

[Chorus]

Don't you know the ^Gdream has come true? ^G/B Don't you know by now the ^Cdream has come true? When they say that ^Fpeace can never be

It's a fantasy ================================================================== Track 2 - The Blizzard Capo I

^CColorado^G, Col^Forado ^C ^CWhen the w^Forld leaves y^Cou s^Fhivering

^FAnd the blizzard ^Gblows ^CWhen the snow ^Gflies ^Fand the night ^Cfalls

There's a l^Amight in the window And a p^Flace called h^Gome

^FAt the end of the ^Amstorm ^AmOne night on the mountain I was headed for Estes

When the roads turned to ice and it ^Fstarted to ^Gsnow ^AmPut on the chains in a whirl of white powder

Halfway up to Berthoud near a d^Finer I kno^Gw ^CAnd the light burned inside, shining down through the snowfall

^GGod, it was cold, and the^F temperature^G droppin' ^CWent in for coffee and I shivered as I drank it

^GWarming my hands in the st^Feam as it rose ^AmSitting there at the counter was a dark-headed stranger

^AmMe and the owner and ^Fhim keeping ^Gwarm ^AmNodded hello and I said, "It's a cold one.

^AmLooks like there might be a ^Fblizzard ton^Gight," And "^CYes," said the owner, "There's a big storm on the mountain.

^GGood thing we're open; we could ^Fbe here for ^Ghours. ^CThere's nothing for miles, and it's too late to get to Denver.

^GBetter not try for the ^Fsummit ton^Gight." ^CAnd the snow ^Gfell

^FAnd the night ^Cpassed ^CAnd I t^Falked to the s^Amtrangers

^AmAs the ^Fblizzard ^Gble^Amw ^AmMe and the stranger, you know I don't talk to strangers

I'm a private sort of person, but a ^Fblizzard is a ^Gblizzard And ^Amsomehow I found myself saying you'd left me

Telling him everything I ^Fwanted to ^Gsay to you. You ^Cknow how it is when you can talk to a stranger

^GSomeone you're quite sure ^Fyou'll never see ^Gagain ^CSoon we were talkin' and laughin' and drinkin'.

He said, "^GYou must know you're t^Foo good for h^Gim." ^CAnd the snow ^Gfell

^FAnd the night ^Cpassed ^CAnd I t^Falked to the s^Amtrangers

^AmAnd the ^Fblizzard ^Gble^Amw ^AmThe stranger said, "Love, it can cry you a river.

^AmMe, I'm a loner, 'cause I^F can't take the^G heartache. ^AmSometimes I'm a fighter when I get too much whiskey.

^AmHere, have a little whiskey; pre^Ftend you don't ^Ggive a damn. ^CMy cabin's up here on the side of the mountain.

^GYou can go up there and ^Fsleep through the ^Gblizzard." ^CI put on my parka, said goodbye to the owner,

^GFollowed the stranger through the ^Fsnow up the ^Cmountainside. ^AmWoke in the morning to the sun on the snow

^AmMy car was buried in ^Fsix feet of ^Gsnowdrift ^AmThey dug me out, just the owner and the stranger

^AmSent me on my way when the ^Fsnowplow had ^Gbeen by And the ^Croads were all clear, and the sun on the mountains

^GSparkled like diamonds on the ^FPeak-to-Peak ^GHighway ^CThen I knew that I would get over you

^DmKnew you could leave me,^G but you'd never break^C me ^CColorado^G, Col^Forado ^C

^CWhen the w^Forld leaves y^Cou s^Fhivering And the blizzard ^Gblows

^CWhen the snow ^Gflies ^Fand the night ^Cfalls There's a l^Fight in the window

And a p^Dmlace called h^Gome At the ^Fend of the ^Cstorm

================================================================== Track 3 - Fires Of Eden CAPO: 1st Fret [Intro] G C D G C D Em Am C D C Em [Verse 1]

It's not over 'til it's over ^C I heard someone say ^Em

Must be a whisper in the wind

'Cause ^Dyou're so far a^Cway ^Em But in my ^Amrestless sleep I could ^Dswear I saw you ^Cnext to me ^D Saying, "I'm ^Ccoming home (coming home) ^D You'll never spend another ^Cnight alone" ^G

[Chorus]

Remember when ^Clove was^D innocent ^G There was never a ^Cbetter ^Dtime ^Em But you know those ^Amfires of ^CEden ^D Still burn in this ^Cheart of mine ^Em

[Verse 2]

The morning's uncertain ^C It's a nervous day ^Em

And I look for a reason

Why ^DI should feel this ^Cway ^Em I hear a ^Amvoice from before ^DDrifting through my ^Copen door ^D Saying, "It's^C alright (it's alright) ^D We're gonna light those ^Cflames tonight" ^G

[Chorus]

Remember when ^Clove was ^Dinnocent ^G There was never a ^Cbetter ^Dtime ^Em But you know those ^Amfires of ^CEden ^D Still burn in this ^Cheart of mine ^G

[Chorus]

Remember when ^Clove was ^Dfreedom ^G We knew we were ^Ctwo of a ^Dkind ^Em And you know those ^Amfires of ^CEden ^D Still burn in this ^Cheart of mine ^D

[Bridge]

And don't you wonder ^Em How we drifted so far ^C When we belong to each other ^G Oh, even miles a^Dpart And there's a place ^Em That was meant for the two of us ^C And when you touch the ^Cembers ^G You'll feel my love as ^Cstrong as it ever was ^G

[Instrumental] G C D G C D Em Am C D C D [Chorus]

Remember when ^Clove was ^Dinnocent ^G There can still be ^Cbetter ^Dtimes ^Em But you know those ^Amfires of ^CEden ^D Still burn in this ^Cheart of mine ^G

[Chorus]

Remember when ^Clove was ^Dfreedom ^G We knew we were ^Ctwo of a ^Dkind ^Em But you know those ^Amfires of ^CEden ^D Still burn in this ^Cheart of mine ^G

[Chorus]

Remember when ^Clove was ^Dinnocent ^G There can still be ^Cbetter ^Dtimes ^Em But you know those ^Amfires of ^CEden ^D Still burn in this ^Cheart of mine ^G

[Chorus] (fade to end)

Remember when ^Clove was ^Dfreedom ^G We knew we were ^Ctwo of a ^Dkind ^Em But you know those ^Amfires of ^CEden ^D Still burn in this ^Cheart of mine ^G

================================================================== Track 4 - Test Of Time CAPO: 2nd Fret [Intro] G [Verse 1] Anasazi woman in the cold of the desert night

The ^Emfire in the cave is burning hard and ^Gbright Three days her lover hunted on the plains ^EmShe never knew if he would ever come home a^Ggain

[Verse 2]

So she could ^Cfeed the flame of love and then Hold him in her arms again ^DMake the demons all depart

Heal the wounds that break the heart [Chorus]

A love that ^Glasts is hard to ^Cfind Like the ^Bmharmony in an old de^Csign But the ^Emlove of a good ^Dwoman The ^Glove of a good ^Cwoman ^DStands the test of ^Gtime

[Verse 3] Woman on a cliff at the break of a winter's day

A ^Embaby at her breast and her lover far a^Gway Watches the horizon for the curving sails to rise A^Emcross the water and through the stormy ^Gskies

[Verse 4]

He re^Cturns at last from the battle field Where death has marched with a Christian shield She'll ^Dmake the demons all depart

Heal the wounds that break the heart [Chorus]

A love that ^Glasts is hard to ^Cfind Like the ^Bmharmony in an old de^Csign But the ^Emlove of a good ^Dwoman The ^Glove of a good ^Cwoman ^DStands the test of ^Gtime

[Bridge]

The ^Bbbrittle will be broken and the ^Ebsupple will survive Men are ^Bbborn to fight in armour, women ^Ebborn to stay alive Behind ^Gmevery veil of ^Ebtears there is a ^Absister of a thousand ^Dyears

[Verse 5]

^GHigh in a canyon where the city meets the stars My ^Emface against the window and my dreams that reach so ^Gfar

Back to the women whose spirits so fierce and fine

Whose ^Emwarriors fought for a love like yours and ^Gmine

[Verse 6]

Oh, ^Cwe are all the guardians And everyday we start again To ^Dmake the demons all depart

Heal the wounds that break the heart [Chorus]

A love that ^Glasts is hard to ^Cfind Like the ^Bmharmony in an old de^Csign But the ^Emlove of a good ^Dwoman The ^Glove of a good ^Cwoman ^DStands the test of ^Gtime

[Chorus]

A love that lasts is hard to ^Cfind Like the ^Bmharmony in an old de^Csign But the ^Emlove of a good ^Dwoman The ^Glove of a good ^Cwoman ^DStands the test of ^Gtime

[Chorus] (fade to end)

A love that lasts is hard to ^Cfind Like the ^Bmharmony in an old de^Csign But the ^Emlove of a good ^Dwoman The ^Glove of a good ^Cwoman ^DStands the test of ^Gtime

================================================================== Track 5 - Home Before Dark Judy Collins - Home Before Dark [Intro] Am Em F C F Dm7 C G [Verse 1]

I packed up my ^Cbags ^FPut in my favourite ^GLevi's Laid my mando^Clin be^Fside the ^Gdoor "Listen Mama ^Am

[Chorus]

I won't be ^Emlong^F__, don't worry a^Cbout me ^F I'll be ^Dm7home before ^Cdark ^Am I'll be al^Emright^F and you'll be fine with^Cout me ^F I'll be ^Dm7home before ^Cdark" ^G

[Verse 2]

Bought a ^Cticket ^F To New York ^GCity One way ^Cout and ^Fno re^Gturn I watched the ^Csun go down A^Fcross the plains from ^GDenver Lord, how the ^Cwestern ^Fsky can ^Gburn ^Bb

[Bridge]

Met a boy in the ^Fdarkness ^AbHandsome, tall and ^Ebheartless ^CmLoved him like an ^Bbeagle loves the ^Fwind Till I heard him say ^Am

[Chorus:]

"I won't be ^Emlong^F__, don't worry a^Cbout me ^F I'll be ^Dm7home before ^Cdark ^Am I'll be al^Emright^F and you'll be fine with^Cout me ^F I'll be ^Dm7home before ^Cdark"

[Instrumental] Am Em F C F Dm7 C (2x) [Verse 3]

^GMy daughter looks like ^Chim they say To ^Fme she looks like ^Gmama I see an eagle ^Cshadow ^Fin her ^Geyes Last night, on her ^Cbirthday We blew the ^Fcandles out to^Ggether I wonder will she ^Ctake me ^Fby sur^Gprise When she says, "Mama ^Am

[Chorus]

I won't be ^Emlong^F__, don't worry a^Cbout me ^F I'll be ^Dm7home before ^Cdark ^Am I'll be al^Emright^F and you'll be fine with^Cout me ^F I'll be ^Dm7home before ^Cdark ^F I'll be ^Dm7home before ^Cdark"

================================================================== Track 6 - The Air That I Breathe CAPO: 4th Fret [Intro] Gm F C G [Verse 1]

^CIf I could make a wish, I ^E7think I'd pass ^FCan't think of ^Fmanything I ^Cneed

[Verse 2]

No cigarettes, no sleep, no ^E7light, no sound ^FNothing to ^Fmeat, no books to ^Cread

[Bridge]

^EmMaking love with you has left me ^Fmpeaceful, warm, and ^Ctired ^EmWhat more could I ask, there's nothing ^Fmleft to be de^Csired

[Verse 3]

Peace came upon me and it ^E7leaves me weak So^F sleep, silent ^Fmangel, go to ^Csleep

[Chorus]

Sometimes, all I need is the ^Gair that I breathe and to ^Clove you All I need is the ^Gair that I breathe, yes, to ^Clove you All I need is the ^Gair that I breathe

[Instrumental] Gm F C G (2x) [Verse 4]

^CPeace came upon me and it ^E7leaves me weak So^F sleep, silent ^Fmangel, go to ^Csleep

[Chorus]

Sometimes, all I need is the ^Gair that I breathe and to ^Clove you All I need is the ^Gair that I breathe, yes, to ^Clove you All I need is the ^Gair that I breathe ^Gm ^F

[Chorus]

Sometimes, all I need is the ^Gair that I breathe and to ^Clove you All I need is the ^Gair that I breathe, yes, to ^Clove you All I need is the ^Gair that I breathe

[Instrumental] Gm F C G [Verse 5]

^CPeace came upon me and it ^E7leaves me weak So^F sleep, silent ^Fmangel, go to ^Csleep

================================================================== Track 7 - Dreaming CAPO: 3rd Fret [Intro] G [Verse 1] I'm twenty-one and I'm five foot nine

Got a ^Emface and a body to change your mind I'm a^C picture,^D so fine to ^Gsee

[Verse 2] Whenever I walk the streets of town

The ^Emmen and the boys they all fall down Saying " ^CDarling,^D come home with ^Gme Oh, pretty ^Cdarling,^D come home with ^Gme"

[Verse 3] My daddy he's a businessman

Got a ^Embig old castle in Switzerland And a ^Cmansion^D by the ^Gsea

[Verse 4] He spends his days with queens and kings

And he ^Emfills his pockets with diamond rings And he ^Cbrings them^D home to ^Gme Oh yes,^C he brings them al^Dl home to ^Gme

[Chorus]

Oh, ^Emdreaming helps you ^Cmake it through the day ^DDreaming, where there's ^Bmnothing left to say ^CDreaming helps to ^Gtake the pain a^Emway ^AmMe, I live in^G dreams

[Verse 5] My husband he's a movie star

He ^Emcomes home every night in a brand new car And he ^Ccalls me^D his perfect ^Gwife

[Verse 6] We've got a big old house with a hundred rooms

And a ^Emfine rose garden that always blooms ^C It's a ^Dvery happy ^Glife Oh, ^Cyes a ^Dvery happy ^Glife

[Chorus]

Oh, ^Emdreaming is a ^Cway to pass the time ^DDreaming every^Bmthing will turn out fine ^CDreaming is the ^Gonly thing that's ^Emmine ^AmMe, I live in^G dreams

**Key Change - Up 2 Semitones**

Woo-ooh-ooh-^Aooh, sometimes I dream

[Verse 7] With the dishes done and the kids all gone

I ^F#mstand and I stare at the old brown lawn ^D And I ^Eclose my eyes and I'm ^Afree

[Verse 8] And down my walk comes a handsome man

And he ^F#mtakes me by my rough red hand ^D And he ^Eheals it with a ^Akiss He says, "^DLet me take you a^Eway from all of ^Athis"

[Chorus]

Oh, ^F#mdreaming, no, it's ^Dnot the same as lies ^EDreaming, it's the ^C#measiest disguise ^DDreaming that there's ^Alove still in your ^F#meyes ^BmMe,^A I live in ^F#mdreams ^DMe, I live in^A dreams

[Outro]

^AWoo-ooh-ooh-ooh (dreaming) ^AWoo-ooh-ooh-ooh (dreaming) ^AWoo-ooh-ooh-ooh (dreaming)

Sometimes I dream ================================================================== Track 8 - From A Distance CAPO: 1st Fret [Intro] G C D G C D [Verse 1]

From a ^Gdistance the ^Cworld looks ^Dblue and ^Ggreen And the ^Csnow-capped ^Dmountains ^Gwhite ^C From a ^Gdistance the ^Cocean ^Dmeets the ^Emstream And the ^Ceagle ^Dtakes to ^Gflight

[Chorus]

From a ^Cdistance, ^Dthere is ^Emharmony And it ^Cechoes thr^Gough the l^Dand It's the ^Cvoice of ^Ghope It's the ^Cvoice of ^Gpeace It's the ^Cvoice of ^Devery ^Gman ^C ^D

[Verse 2]

From a ^Gdistance ^Cwe all ^Dhave e^Gnough And ^Cno one ^Dis in ^Gneed ^C There are ^Gno guns, ^Cno bombs, ^Dno di^Emseases No ^Chungry ^Dmouths to ^Gfeed

[Chorus]

From a ^Cdistance ^Dwe are ^Eminstruments Marching ^Cin a ^Gcommon b^Dand Playing ^Csongs of ^Ghope Playing ^Csongs of ^Gpeace They're the ^Csongs of ^Devery ^Gman

BRIDGE:

God is ^Cwatching u^Ds God is ^Gwatching ^Emus God is ^Cwatching u^Ds From a ^Gdistance

[Instrumental] G C D G C D G C D [Verse 3]

From a ^Gdistance ^Cyou look ^Dlike my ^Gfriend Even ^Cthough we ^Dare at ^Gwar ^C From a ^Gdistance ^CI can't ^Dcompre^Emhend What ^Call of this ^Dwar is ^Gfor

[Chorus]

From a ^Cdistance, ^Dthere is ^Emharmony And it ^Cechoes thr^Gough the l^Dand It's the ^Chope of ^Ghopes It's the ^Clove of ^Gloves It's the ^Cheart of ^Devery ^Emman It's the ^Chope of ^Ghopes The ^Clove of ^Gloves The ^Csong of ^Devery ^Gman It's the ^Csong of ^Deveryo^Gne

================================================================== Track 9 - Queen Of The Night CAPO: 3rd Fret [Intro] Am G F Am [Verse 1] Hey mister, can you lend me a dollar?

I'm not like the rest of these bums ^G I just need it to tide me over till the ^Fmayor comes ^Am

He promised me that he'd give me my house back

We just got off of the phone ^G

[Pre-Chorus] Don't walk away, I can tell your future

^GDon't walk away, don't you know you're talking to

[Chorus]

The ^Cqueen, the queen of the ^Gnight I was the ^Cqueen, the queen of the ^Gnight Every^Bbbody knew my name, everybody knew my face ^AEverybody treated me like I ^Gowned the place I was the ^Ebmistress of the ^Fmoon^Ablight The ^Bbqueen ^Cof the night

[Verse 2]

^AmWhen I was a girl, I met the Prince of Wales On a yacht in New York harbour He ^Gtold me I was pretty and I danced with him, he was a ^Fgentleman ^Am

He kissed my hand and gave me a dollar

Mister, can you make it two? ^G

[Pre-Chorus] Hey, don't walk away, I can tell your future

^GDon't walk away, don't you know you're talking to

[Chorus]

[Bridge]

I like ^B7your lavender limou^E7sine I have a ^Fcar just like that ^B7My driver cracked it ^E7up last night I think he ^Fdrinks, you know

But I just can't let him go

He'd ^Emdrive through a wall of fire for me ^DmSometimes he treats me mean He for^Cgets that I'm the queen Ye^Fah, I sure like that limousine, mister

[Pre-Chorus]

^GDon't walk away, I can tell your future Don't walk away, don't you know you're talking to

[Chorus]

The ^Cqueen, the queen of the ^Gnight I was the ^Cqueen, the queen of the ^Gnight I can ^Bbsee your future, mister, I can see it in your face I'll be ^Ariding in that limo, you'll be ^Gstanding in my place You know,^Eb it's different ^Fin the moon^Ablight With the ^Bbqueen of the ^Cnight

[Outro] (fade to end)

I was the ^Cqueen, the queen of the ^Gnight I was the ^Cqueen, the queen of the ^Gnight ^AI was the mistress of the moonlight The queen of the ^Gnight I was the ^Cqueen, the queen of the ^Gnight I was the ^Fmistress of the moon^Glight I was the ^Cqueen, the queen of the ^Gnight

================================================================== Track 10 - The Blizzard (Reprise) CAPO: 1st Fret [Intro] F Am F Am F Am F [Verse 1]

^AmWoke in the morning to the ^Fsun on the snow ^Dm7My car was ^Amburied in six feet of ^Emsnowdrift ^Am They dug me out, just the ^Fowner and the stranger ^Dm7Sent me on my way when the ^Gsnowplow had been by

[Verse 2]

And the ^Croads were all clear, and the ^Fsun on the mountains ^BbSparkled like diamonds on the ^AmPeak-to-Peak ^FHighway ^C Then I knew that ^FI would get over you ^BbKnew you could leave me, but^G you'd never break ^Cme

[Chorus]

Colora^Gdo,^F Colora^Cdo When the world leaves you^F shivering ^C And the blizzard ^Gblows ^C When the snow^G flies^F and the night^C falls There's a light in the ^Fwindow ^C And a place called ^Ghome ^F At the ^Gend of the ^Amstor^Fm__^C____

================================================================== Track 11 - City Of Cities CAPO: 2nd Fret [Intro] Am Dm7 G Am Dm7 G [Verse 1]

^AmLiving here for ^Gyears and years ^Dm7Riding out the ^Fstormy ^Gweather We're ^Amwaiting for the ^Gday to come That ^Dm7gets us ^Fback to^Ggether

[Chorus]

In the city of ^Ccities You may think you're a^Flone Then you turn a ^Dm7corner ^G And there's a new wind ^Cblowing ^G There's a dream we'd for^Cgotten That we've known all^F along Where the street and the ^Dm7avenue meet ^G The heart beats ^Cstrong ^G

[Verse 2]

^AmLooking out for ^Gnumber one ^Dm7Looking past each ^Fothers ^Geyes Has ^Ammade us blind for ^Gfar too long Now the ^Dm7sun is ^Fbound to ^Grise

[Chorus]

[Bridge]

A message of ^Fhop^Ame___ A message of ^Gpeace A message of ^Fhelping each other Is all the message we ^Dneed ^G

[Chorus]

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Judy Collins - Fires of eden