This too shall pass away (Listen to sample)

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1. When your way is dark as night,

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and you can’t tell wrong from right,

Am D - G Em

remember nothing ever lasts forever,

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and this too shall pass away, hey hey,

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this too shall pass away.

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2. Though you’re left alone to cry,

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and dark, strong clouds hide the sky,

Am D - G Em

there’s no sadness that can’t change to gladness

C F C G

for all things shall pass away, hey, hey,

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all things shall pass away.

+ instrumental = verse 2

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3. When you’re feeling like a king,

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and you’re lord of everything,

Am D - G Em

yourself, you may be chief, but it’s just make belief,

C F C G

and this, too, shall pass away, hey, hey.

C F C

this, too, shall pass away.

C F C C F C - F - C

This, too, shall pass away. This, too, shall pass away.

(orig. = capo 5th) (The Honeycombs)