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                                          Artist - Barclay James Harvest 
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                                            Song - Spirit Of The Water
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                                          Album - Gone To Earth (1977)    
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                                              Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard




VERSE 1
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E                         F#m
There's a spirit floating on the water
G#m                    A
There's a shadow lying down by the shore
          B            C#m    A  B
Wasn't he there a year before
E                   F#m
A sacrifice for the coat he's wearing
G#m                  A
A 'paradise' for the lady who dare's
           B            C#m    A  B
Colour him red upon the Snow

C#m   A B



CHORUS
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A  G         F#m     G#m     A       G  F#m  F
We carry the burden upon our shoulder
A  G           F#m          G#m         A    G  F#m  F
We carry their lives in the palm of our hand



BRIDGE
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A                        B
Don't you care about the state you're in
   E               A
Or don't you understand

A  D  E  D
E  D  E  D



VERSE 2
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E                       F#m
See the spirit floating on the water
G#m                  A
See the shadow lying down by the shore
          B                C#m    A  B   
Wasn't he there some years a go

C#m   A B



CHORUS
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A  G         F#m     G#m     A       G  F#m  F
We carry the burden upon our shoulder
A  G           F#m          G#m         A    G  F#m  F
We carry their lives in the palm of our hand


BRIDGE
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A                        B
Don't you care about the world you're in
   E               A
Or don't you understand


A  D  E  D
E  D  E  D