Precious angel (video)

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1. Precious angel, under the sun,

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how was I to know you’d be the one?

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To show me I was blinded, to show me I was gone,

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how weak was the foundation I was standing upon?

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2. Now there’s spiritual warfare and flesh and blood breaking down,

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you either got faith or you got unbelief,

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and there ain’t no neutral ground.

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The enemy is subtle, how be it we are so deceived,

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when the truth’s in our hearts and we still don’t believe ?

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Shine your light, shine your light on me,

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shine your light, shine your light on me !

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Shine your light, shine your light on me,

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you know I just couldn’t make it by myself,

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I’m a little too blind to see.

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3. My so-called friends have fallen under a spell,

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they look me squarely in the eye, and they say: All is well.

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Can they imagine the darkness that will fall from on high,

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when men will beg God to kill them,

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and they won’t be able to die?

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4. Sister, let me tell you about a vision I saw,

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you were drawing water for your husband,

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you were suffering under the law.

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You were telling him about Buddha,

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you were telling him about Mohammed in one breath,

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you never mentioned one time the man

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who came and died a criminal’s death.

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Shine your light, shine your light on me,

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shine your light, shine your light on me !

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Shine your light, shine your light on me,

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you know I just couldn’t make it by myself,

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I’m a little too blind to see.

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5. Precious angel, you believe me when I say,

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what God has given to us, no man can take away.

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We are covered in blood, girl, you know our forefathers were slaves,

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let us hope they’ve found mercy in their bone-filled graves.

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6. You’re the queen of my flesh, girl,

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you’re my woman, you’re my delight,

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you’re the lamp of my soul, girl, and you torch up the night.

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But there’s violence in the eyes, girl, so let us not be enticed,

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on the way out of Egypt, through Ethiopia,

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to the judgement hall of Christ.

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Shine your light, shine your light on me,

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shine your light, shine your light on me !

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Shine your light, shine your light on me,

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you know I just couldn’t make it by myself,

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I’m a little too blind to see.

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+ Shine your light, shine your light on me ! (6x) ....

(orig. = capo 1st; video = no capo) (Bob Dylan)