Key: E
Introduction:
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There are stars so distant
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The light that left 'em ages ago just came into
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view
B7
That twinkling we're seeing now
May
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be from a star that burned out ages a-
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go
B7
When I was
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young like you
Oh and that's the
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way
That's the way our
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people are
They ain't
B7
gone long as they shine on
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In our hearts
And just so we
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know
Right where they
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are
B7
God lets the light outlive the
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star
The stars we see in the sky at night
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Are there all day but they're lost in the sunlight
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Without darkness, stars cannot shine
B7
As without sorrow, joy would be be-
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nign
Oh and that's the
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way
That's the way our
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people are
They ain't
B7
gone long as they shine on
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In our hearts
And just so we
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know
They ain't gone a-
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way too far
B7
God lets the light outlive the
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star
(no singing)
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'Cause there are stars so distant
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The light that left 'em ages ago just came
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into view
B7
That twinkling we're seeing now
May be from a
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star that burned out
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ages ago
B7
When I was young like
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you
Oh and that's the
A
way
That's the way our
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people are
He ain't
B7
gone long as he shines on
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And on in our hearts
And just so we
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know
Brother right where you
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are
B7
God lets the light outlive the
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star
B7
That's why God lets the light outlive the
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star