The sun of the soul (video)

instrumental intro = verse 1

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1. When the sun of your life has gone down,

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and the clouds in the west turn to gold,

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endless death will to you then have come,

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if the light has gone out in your soul.

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Oh, just think how in death you would feel

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with the light growing dim in your soul !

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Oh, how lonely it will be, oh, how still,

D G

if the light has gone out in your soul !

+ instrumental = verse 1

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2. When you come to the end of the way,

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and life's story for you has been told,

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oh, how sad all to you will appear,

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if the light has gone out in your soul.

+ CHORUS + instrumental = verse 2

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3. When the chilly winds of death around you steal,

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and the sweat upon your brow is damp and cold,

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what a dread in your life you would feel,

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if the light has gone out in your soul.

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4. When before the judgment bier you shall stand,

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and your deeds of you have been trolled,

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good and evil appears, oh, what then,

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if the light has gone out in your soul ?

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Oh, just think how in death you would feel

D G

with the light growing dim in your soul !

G C

Oh, how lonely it will be, oh, how still,

D G

if the light has gone out in your soul !

(orig. = capo 3rd; video = capo 2nd) (The Carter Family)