Renaissance - Northern Lights

Renaissance - Northern Lights


Intro:
B F#m7 B E B/E A/E E B/E A/E B/E


E B/E A/E B/E
Destination outward bound,I turn to see the northern lights

E B/E A/E B/E
behind the wing.

E B/E A/E B/E
Horizons seem to beckon me. Learned how to cry too young,

E B/E A/E B/E
so now I live to sing.

E B A B E B A B
The northern lights are in my mind, they guide me back to you.

E B/E A/E B/E
Horizons seem to beckon me. Learned how to cry too young,

E B/E A/E B/E
so now I live to sing.

D Em D Em
Though it's hard away from you, travelling roads and passing through,

C G D A
it's not for money and it's not for fame. I just can't explain,

D A F C D A
sometimes it's lonely. Marking the space between the days.

D A G A F C D A
Early hours pass away, I sing to you of northern lights, I

D A G A B F#m7 B7 F#m7
sing for you of northern nights.

E B/E A/E B/E
Past or future, here or there, shelter comes in words from you,

E B/E A/E B/E
so talk to me.

E B/E
I hear your voice, it comforts me.

A/E B/E E B/E A/E B/E
In morning dreams I take your hand, you walk with me.

E B A B E B A B
The northern lights are in my mind, they guide me back to you.

E B/E A/E B/E
Peace enfolds the still night air. Home again, I look for you and

E B/E A/E B/E
find you there.

D Em D Em
Destination homeward now. Take the easy way, bring me down.

C G
Making the hard way now, I see.

D A D A
Hard to be really free. I'm missing you near me.

F C D A D A G A
Marking the space between the days. Early hours pass away.

F C D A
I sing to you of northern lights.

D A G A B F#m7 B7 F#m7
I sing for you of northern nights.


E B A B E B A B
The northern lights are in my mind, they guide me back to you.

E B A B E B A B
The northern lights are in my mind, they guide me back to you.

(repeat and fade)


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Unobvious Chords:

B/E 099877
A/E 077655

Note also the rhythm of the intro/verse is different from the chorus, despite the
chords almost being the same. The rhythm for the verse is something like:

E B/E A/E B/E
e |0---0---|77777---|5---5---|77777---|
B |0---0---|77777---|5---5---|77777---|
G |1---1---|88888---|6---6---|88888---|
D |2---2---|99999---|7---7---|99999---|
A |2---2---|99999---|7---7---|99999---|
E |0---0---|00000---|0---0---|00000---|

Whereas the chorus rhythm is more like:

E B A B
e |0-0-0---|2-2-2-2-|0-0-0---|2-2-2-2-|
B |0-0-0---|4-4-4-4-|2-2-2---|4-4-4-4-|
G |1-1-1---|4-4-4-4-|2-2-2---|4-4-4-4-|
D |2-2-2---|4-4-4-4-|2-2-2---|4-4-4-4-|
A |2-2-2---|2-2-2-2-|0-0-0---|2-2-2-2-|
E |0-0-0---|x-x-x-x-|x-x-x---|x-x-x-x-|

although that's a simplification!