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Intro C G Em D C G Em D4 D C G Looking through some photographs I found inside a drawer Em D4 D C G I was taken by a photograph of you Em D4 D C G There were one or two I know that you would have liked a little more Em D4 D C G But they didn?t show your spirit quite as true Bm G C G You were turning ?round to see who was behind you Bm D D/C And I took your childish laughter by surprise Bm7 C/G C D Em And at the moment that my camera happened to find you Am7 C G C G There was just a trace of sorrow in your eyes Em D4 D C G Now the things that I remember seem so distant and so small Em D4 D C G Though it hasn?t really been that long a time Em D4 D C G What I was seeing wasn?t what was happening at all Em D4 D C G Although for a while, our path did seem to climb Bm G C G But when you see through love?s illusions, there lies the danger Bm D D/C And your perfect lover just looks like a perfect fool Bm7 C/G C D Em So you go running off in search of a perfect stranger Am7 C While the loneliness seems to spring from your life G D Like a fountain from a pool C G/D D#°7 Em D Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light C G/D D#°7 Em D You?ve known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight C G/D D#°7 Em D You?ve had to hide sometimes, but now you?re all right G C/G C G/B Am7 And it?s good to see your smiling face tonight G Am7 G/B C G/B Am7 G Em D4 D C G Now for you and me it may not be that hard to reach our dreams Em D4 D C G But that magic feeling never seems to last Em D4 D C G And while the future?s there for anyone to change, still you know it?s seems Em D4 D C G It would be easier sometimes to change the past Bm G C G I?m just one or two years and a couple of changes behind you Bm D D/C In my lessons at love?s pain and heartache school Bm7 C/G C D Em Where if you feel too free and you need something to remind you Am7 C There?s this loneliness springing up from your life G D Like a fountain from a pool C G/D D#°7 Em D Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light C G/D D#°7 Em D You?ve known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight C G/D D#°7 Em D You?ve had to hide sometimes but now you?re all right G C/G C G/B Am7 And it?s good to see your smiling face tonight G Am7 G/B D4 D C G/D D#°7 Em D Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light C G/D D#°7 Em D You?ve known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight C G/D D#°7 Em D You?ve had to struggle, you?ve had to fight C G/D D#°7 Em D To keep understanding and compassion in sight C G/D D#°7 Em D You could be laughing at me, you?ve got the right C G/D D#°7 Em D But you go on smiling so clear and so bright C G/D D#°7 Em D C G/D D#°7 Em D
Written by Jackson Browne
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