| C | |
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| Verse 1 |
| C | F | G | C | |
| In the bla | ckness of the ni | ght I seem to wa | nder endless- | ly, |
| F | G | |
| With a hope burning o | ut deep in-s | ide, |
| F | G | C | Am | |
| I'm a fug | itive, comm-un | ity has dri | ven me | out, |
| F | G7 | C | C/B | Am | |
| For this b | ad, bad wo | rld I'm be-gin | ning | to d | oubt, |
| C | F | G4 | G | |
| I'm a-l | one and there is | no one by my s | ide! |
| Verse 2 |
| C | F | G | C | |
| In the blac | kness of the ni | ght, I see a sh | adow passing | by, |
| F | G | |
| From the heels of an o | ld soldier b | oy, |
| F | G | C | Am | |
| There's no comp | romising a | nd his eyes are b | lack as the | sky, |
| F | G7 | C | C/B | Am | |
| For this b | ad, bad wo | rld he is go | ing | to | die, |
| C | F | G4 | G | |
| He's a-l | one and there is | no one by his s | ide! |
| Verse 3 |
| C | F | G | C | |
| In the bla | ckness of the ni | ght, I see a sp | arkle of a s | tar, |
| F | G | |
| From the sweet silver te | ar of a ch | ild, |
| F | G | C | Am | |
| And she's cl | utching at a pho | tograph of l | ong, long a- | go, |
| F | G7 | C | C/B | Am | |
| When her par | ents were ha | ppy, she was t | oo young | to k | now, |
| C | F | G4 | G | |
| She's a-lo | ne and there is | no one by her s | ide! |
| Verse 4 |
| C | F | G | C | F | G | |
| | | / / | / / | | / / | / / | / / | / / | | / / / / | |
| F | G | C | Am | F | G7 | C | C/B | Am | |
| | | / / | / / | | / / | / / | | / / | / / | | / | / | / / | |
| C | F | G4 | G | |
| I'm a-lo | ne and there is | no one by my s | ide! |
| Verse 5 |
| C | F | G | C | |
| In the blac | kness of the n | ight I seem to wa | nder endless-l | y, |
| F | G | |
| With a hope burning o | ut deep in-s | ide, |
| F | G | C | Am | |
| I'm a fug | itive, comm-un | ity has dr | iven me | out, |
| F | G7 | C | C/B | Am | |
| For this b | ad, bad w | orld I'm be-gin | ning | to d | oubt, |
| C | F | G4 | G | |
| I'm a-lo | ne and there is | no one by my s | ide! |
| C | Ab | F | Am | D | |
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| Chords: |
| C | F | G | Am | G7 | |
| x32 | 010 133 | 211 320 | 033 x02 | 210 32 | 0001 |
| RM I IRLMII MI RL MRI RM I |
| C/B | G4 | Ab | D | |
| x2 | x010 xx | 0013 46 | 6544 xx0 | 232 |
| M I IR IRLMII IRM |