Northern Lights

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

B/E  A/E  B/E


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E               B/E            
Past or future, here or there, 
A/E              B/E
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           
In morning dreams I take your 
      E         B/E   A/E   B/E
hand, you walk with me.

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

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

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

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

C                   G
Making the hard way now, I see.

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

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

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

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


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

E     B        A          B     
  The northern lights are in my 
E          B        A       B
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---|
B|0---0---| 77777---|5---5---|
G|1---1---| 88888---|6---6---|
D|2---2---| 99999---|7---7---|
A|2---2---| 99999---|7---7---|
E|0---0---| 00000---|0---0---|

E|77777---| 
B|77777---| 
G|88888---| 
D|99999---| 
A|99999---| 
E|00000---| 

Whereas the chorus rhythm is more 
like:

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