Dave Faulkner
[Bass Intro] G ----------|---------------------------------- D ----------|-----5--5------------------------- A ----------|-/-7-------7-\-------------------- E -0--2--3--|---------------------------------- E G A D A D A E G A D A D A Here I stand in the middle of the land E G A D A D A E G A D A D A Take my hand in the middle of the land E G A D E G A D You'll see something that's new in the sunshine E G A D E G A D You'll be the winter that's turning to springtime Here I stand in the middle of the land Take my hand in the middle of the land E G A D E G A D Someday someone will try to confuse you E G A D E G A D They'll say things you want to hear and they'll use you E ----------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------- D -2~-------------------------------------------------------------- I thought we'd live and learn, but some folks seem to yearn E ----10--10--10--10--10--12-- B ----12--12--12--12--12--14-- G ----12--12--12--12--12--14-- D ----12--12--12--12--12--14-- For values unsophisticated E ----------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------- D -2~-------------------------------------------------------------- Those days are dead and gone, I won't wish them back upon E ---10--10--10--10--10--12-- B ---12--12--12--12--12--14-- G ---12--12--12--12--12--14-- D ---12--12--12--12--12--14-- A world that's much more complicated Here I stand in the middle of the land Take my hand in the middle of the land Here I stand in the middle of the land Take my hand, I'm always glad to lend a hand They'll try to blind you with T.V. religion Don't buy their hand-me-down second - opinions Sometimes the biggest lies Are most easily disguised, Dressed up like the Road To Glory, Then somewhere down the line You will rub your eyes and find You're on a path to your own Purgatory You'll know something as old as the moonlight, You'll throw superstition and fear away tonight They'll paint us black and white, They'll paint us wrong and right, They'll paint us all into a corner They'll try to cool us down But they could never fool us now We're steamed up hotter than a Swedish Sauna! Here I stand in the middle of the land Take my, take my hand - your horizons will expand Here I stand in the middle, middle of the land Land - in the middle, middle of the land (Land on me) Copyright EMI Music Publishing; reprinted with kind permission. Transcribed by Brad Launikonis Lyrics only version Printable version
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