Intro
[A] [A#] [B] [C] [D] [A] [A#] [B] [C] [D]
Verse
Oh let the s[A]un beat down up[A#]on my face[B], stars to fill my dr[C]eam [D]
I am a tr[A]traveler [A#]of both time and space[B], to be where I have b[C]een [D]
To sit with [A]elders [A#]of the gentle race[B]race, this world has seldom s[C]seen [D]
They talk of d[A]days for [A#]which they sit and wait[B], and all will be rev[C]ealed
Bridge
[A] [D] [F] [C] [G] [A] [C] [G] [Bb] [F] [A] [D] [F] [C] [G] [A] [C] [G] [Bb] [F]
[A#] [B] [C] [D]
Verse
Talk and s[A]ong from t[A#]ongues of lilting grace[B], whose sounds caress my e[C]ar [D]
But not a w[A]ord I h[A#]eard could I relate[B], the story was quite cl[C]ear [D]
O[A]h.[A#]...[B] [C] [D] O[A]h.[A#]...[B] [C] [D]
Bridge
[A] [D] [F] [C] [G] [A] [C] [G] [Bb] [F] [A] [D] [F] [C] [G] [A] [C] [G] [Bb] [F]
[A#] [B] [C] [A] [D] [F] [C] [G] [A] [C] [G] [Bb] [F] [A]
Interlude
O[A]Oh, I been flying, Mama, there ain't no denyin'
I[A]I've been flying, ain't no denyin', no denyin' (vocal improv...)
Bridge
[A] [D] [F] [C] [G] [A] [C] [G] [Bb] [F] [A] [D] [F] [C] [G] [A] [C] [G] [Bb] [F]
Mid-section
[G]All I see turns to br[A]own[G], as the sun burns the gr[A]ound
[G]And my eyes, fill w[A]ith sand[G], as I scan, this w[A]asted land
[G]Trying to find, trying to find where I've b[A]been [A] [A#] [B] [C] [D] [A] [A#] [B] [C] [D]
Verse
Oh, pilot [A]of the s[A#]torm who leaves no trace[B], like thoughts inside a dr[C]eam [D]
Heed the p[A]path that [A#]led me to that place[B], yellow desert strea[C]m [D]
My Shangri-[A]La ben[A#]eath the summer moon[B], I will return again [C] [D]
Sure as the d[A]ust that f[A#]loats high in June[B], when movin' through Kashm[C]ir [D]
Bridge
[A] [D] [F] [C] [G] [A] [C] [G] [Bb] [F] [A] [D] [F] [C] [G] [A] [C] [G] [Bb] [F]
[A#] [B] [C] [D]
Verse
Oh, father [A]of the f[A#]our winds, fill my sails[B], across the sea of y[C]ears [D]
With no prov[A]provision [A#]but an open face[B], along the straits of f[C]ear [D]
O[A]Ohh[A#]hh [B] [C] [D] o[A]oh[A#] [B] [C] [D]
Bridge
[A] [D] [F] [C] [G] [A] [C] [G] [Bb] [F] [A] [D] [F] [C] [G] [A] [C] [G] [Bb] [F]
[A#] [B] [C] [A] [D] [F] [C] [G] [A]
[C] [G] [Bb] [F] [C] [G] [Bb] [F]
[A]
Outro
[G]When I'm on, when I'm on my w[A]way, yeah
[G]When I see, when I see the way, you st[A]stay, yeah
[G] [A] [G] [A] O[G]Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah, when I'm d[A]down...
[G]Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah, well I'm d[A]down, so down
[G]Ooh, my baby, oooh, my baby, let me take you th[A]there [G] [A] [G]
