Windy night    (intro)

 

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1. When the angry sky, opens up its mouth,

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    and lays down a belt of rain from the north to the south,

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    close your windows and            close all your doors,

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    and pray for those men who fall upon rocky shores.

 

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2. And when the hungry road, points its finger at your heart,

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    and says, "Stranger follow me, I will show you where to start."

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    Well, don't make a move, to the left or the right,

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    or them hounds are gonna get you, send you running, screaming

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    through the stormy night.

 

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    And one windy night, a flickering light,

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    caught the eye of a passing angel as she was in flight.

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    She came to the door, and there she saw

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    a young soldier crying, as he lay dying from a wound of war.

 

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3. Then that angel of the Lord, took the form of a girl,

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    and knelt by the boy and said, "I will help you to that other world.

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    Oh, rest your weary soul, lay your head upon my shoulder,

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    press your trembling hand in mine until this night is over.

 

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    For that devil wants you, but you are a soldier, 

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    and with a friend by your side there's no need to hide, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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    until the fight is over."

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     Na na na na .....    oh, Lord, on this windy night.

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     Na na na na .....    oh, Lord, on this windy night.

 

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4. So if you need help, on a windy night,

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    be sure to leave a candle burning so a friend can see the light.

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    There maybe a stranger come looking for you,

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    and it may be an angel of the Lord come to bring you better news

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    on a windy night !

 

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     Na na na na .....    oh, Lord, on this windy night.

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    Oh, hear me, hear me, Lord, oh,    oh, Lord, on my windy night !

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    Oh, hear me, Lord, oh, Lord on my windy night.

 

+ C - Dm - G - F - C (2x) ....

 

    (Chris de Burgh)