The lantern (Listen to sample)

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1. We in our present life

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knew that the stars were right,

C G

that if you are the first to go,

Am D D7

you'll leave a sign to let me know, tell me so,

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please, carry the lantern light !

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2. You crossed the sea of night,

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free from the spell of fright.

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Your cloak, it is a spirit shroud,

Am D D7

you'll wake me in my sleeping hours, like a cloud, so

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please, carry the lantern high !

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3. Me, in my sorry plight,

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you, waiting every night.

C G

My face, it turns a deathly pale,

Am D D7

you're talking to me through your veil, I hear you wail,

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please, carry the lantern light !

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C G

The servants sleep, the doors are barred,

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you hear the stopping of my heart, we never part, so

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please, carry the lantern high !

(orig. = capo 4th) (The Rolling Stones)