Shine on brightly
Bb - G# - Bb - G#
- G#
C F A7
Dm C F A7
Dm
1. My Prussian-blue electric clock's alarm bell rings, it will not stop.
Gm
F
Bb Bb F
Gm
and I
can see no end in sight and search in vain by candlelight
Cm F
for
some long road that goes nowhere,
D7 Gm
for
some signpost that is not there.
Bb G# - Bb - G# - G#
And even my befuddled
brain is shining brightly, quite insane.
C F
A7 Dm C
F A7 Dm
2. The chandelier is in full swing as gifts for me the three kings bring
Gm
F Bb Bb F Gm
of
myrrh and frankincense, I'm told and fat old Buddhas
carved in gold.
Cm F D7 Gm
And though it seems they smile
with glee, I know in truth they envy me.
Bb G# - Bb - G# - G#
And watch as my befuddled brain shines on brightly, quite insane.
+ Gm - F -
Bb - Bb - F - Gm - Cm - F - D7 - Gm
+ Bb -
G# - Bb - G# - G#
C F A7 Dm
C F A7 Dm
3. Above all else, confusion reigns and though I ask, no one explains,
Gm
F Bb
Bb F
Gm
my
eunuch friend has been and gone, he said that I must soldier on.
Cm F
And though the ferris wheel spins 'round,
D7 Gm
my
tongue it seems has run the ground.
Bb G# - Bb - G#
And croaks as my befuddled
brain shines on brightly, quite insane.
Bb
G# - Bb G#
Shine on, ha ! Shine on, ha ....
(Procol
Harum)