Mike Peters - Spirit of 76 acoustic
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Tuning:Eb
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INTRO:
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Well I Gfind myself in reveCrie, 'bout what we mGight have had
And what Cmight have been
GWe had something going Conce
That was such a Dlong, long time ago
It was Gway back in '7C6 our Gfriendship formed of Cpure innocence
GWe first met on Mathew CStreet
And we heard Dsomething that would set us free
EmA sign stands over aG door, it says "Four ladsD who shook the world"
AmIn the depths of those hCeady nights wEme would dream of Cthose bright lights
DOh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend
GSomewhG/F#ere tonigCadd9ht out on the sEm7treet
GSomewG/F#here beneath Cadd9this city'Ds hEm7eat
In the eyes of Cadd4strangers who Dpass me Emby
GLife is crCadd9uel and soD unkEmind
OCh, Oh the SPIRIT OF '76
And my friend John, he went away and he made some mistakes
Spent time in Walton jail
And now when I see him we still talk but there's no light shining in his eyes
And Susie, she was 17 and more beauty in this world I swear you'll never see
I was gonna be king and she was gonna be queen
But now all she does is hide behind the tears
If there was more sense in this world and work wasn't so hard to find
You would not be going your way, I would not be going mine
Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend
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EmMersey lights Cshine in the distance Dsame as they did for us Emthen
EmMersey lights shine Cbright in the distance Dwhere are you now my fEmriend'
You see Gsome nights when I can'tC sleep, I still Dthink of you
AmOf all the promises, all the dreams weG shared
AI know those lights still Gcall to you
CI can hear them now, CI can hear them noGw
And now me, I've seen my dreams come true
But that don't make me no hero
I'm just one of the lucky few
If a man can't change the world these days
I still believe a man can change his own destiny
But the price is high that has got to be paid
For everyone who survives there are many who fail
Seen my friends caught out in that crossfire
All their dreams and hopes smashed on the funeral pyre
I will never give in until the day that I die
I get myself some independence
Carve out a future with these two bare hands
Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend