10000 Days-wings Part 2

Chords

Standard

Intro: Am A2 Am A2 A9

(The intro progression repeats as is until after "your way home")

Am                         A2         Am
Listen to the tales and romanticize,
         A2                     A9
How we'd follow the path of the hero.
Am                           A2               Am
Boast about the day when the rivers overrun.
       A2                        A9
How we rise to the height of our halo.
Am                        A2               Am
Listen to the tales as we all rationalize
        A2                   A9
Our way into the arms of the savior,
Am                              A2            Am
Feigning all the trials and the tribulations;
        A2               A9                        Am A2 Am A2 A9 (repeat if desired)
None of us have actually been there. Not like you.

Am                       A2            Am
Ignorant siblings in the congregation
        A2                      A9
Gather around spewing sympathy, Spare me.
Am                           A2                Am
None of them can even hold a candle up to you.
           A2                       A9
Blinded by choice, these hypocrites won't see.
     Am                               A2
But, enough about the collective Judas.
                            Am
Who could deny you were the one who
           A2                             A9
Illuminated your little piece of the divine?
    Am                                    A2
And this little light of mine, a gift you passed on to me;
Am                                  A2             A9
I'm gonna let it shine to guide you safely on your way, Your way home ...

Instrumental break: Am A2 Am A2 A9 Am A2 Am Asus4 A2 A9 

    Am                                 A2             Am
Oh, what are they going to do when the lights go down
        A2                      A9
Without you to guide them all to Zion?
Am                                 A2         Am
What are they going to do when the rivers overrun
           A2                   A9
Other than tremble incessantly?

Am          A2           Am                A2
High is the way, but all eyes are upon the ground.
Am                         A2  Am                 A2
You were the light and the way they'll only read about.
Am     A2           Am            A2 
I only pray, Heaven knows when to lift you out.
Am                       A2            A9 (one strum, hold)
Ten thousand days in the fire is long enough;
                    Am A2 Am A2 A9
You're going home.

Am                          A2                Am
You're the only one who can hold your head up high,
           A2                        A9
Shake your fists at the gates saying: "I've come home now!"
Am                       A2
Fetch me the spirit, the son, and the father.
Am                        A2
Tell them their pillar of faith has ascended.
(I just go crazy on A9 here but you can throw in Am, A2, Asus4, A5, whatever)
A9
It's time now!
A9
My time now!
A9          A9          Am      A2 Am A2 A9
Give me my, give me my wings!"

(Here the recording goes into a long solo.  Repeat the chords as many times as desired.)
Am  A2  Am   A2       A9
Hey oh, whoa oh oh oh o-oh, o-oh, o-oh, o-oh
Am  A2  Am   A2      
Hey oh, whoa oh oh oh
A9
You are the light and way that they will only read about.

(stuff below here is mostly made up by me, but it sounds all right)
Am A2 Am Asus4 D D G G

Am       A2       Am          Asus4
Set as I am in my ways and my arrogance,
D                        G 
Burden of proof tossed upon the believers.
Am          A2          Am       Asus4 
You were my witness, my eyes, my evidence,
D             G               Am A2 Am A2 A9 (slowing down)
Judith Marie, unconditional one.

Am       A2           A9
Daylight dims leaving cold fluorescents.
Am          A2       Asus4   A9
Difficult to see you in this light.
Am         A2       A9
Please forgive this bold suggestion, but
Am                  A2      Asus4   A9
Should you see your Maker's face tonight,
Am                   A2                       A9
Look Him in the eye, look Him in the eye, and tell Him:
Am                   A2                      A9
"I never lived a lie, never took a life, but surely saved one.
Am    A2         Am              Asus4 A2 A  
Hallelujah, it's time for you to bring me home."