- The Key
Words & Music by Chris de Burgh
Intro: F - C - Dm - Bb - A7
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- Dm
Bb
Each time that I hold you, your eyes fill with fear,
Dm
Bb
A7
- You can't lose control now, the price is too dear;
Dm
Bb
- But love, I have heard you crying in the dark,
C
C7
Bb
Dm A7
- And the tears on your pillow came bleeding, weeping from
your heart;
Dm
Bb
- Oh Sinner, you're losing all that you had,
Dm
A7
- Your day is in pieces, your night has gone mad,
Dm
Bb
- And love cannot touch you, the search has no end,
C7
Bb Dm C
A7
- And the one you've forgotten was really your only friend...
- Bb
C
- Then your soul flies to Heaven
A7
Dm
- You reach out for me
Bb
F
- But the door will not open,
Gm
A7
- You've thrown away the key;
Bb F Gm
- No the door will not open,
A Dm
Bb-Gm A7
- You've thrown away the key...
Oh Stranger beware the life that you lead,
Is filled with the warnings you can or will not read;
Your castle has fallen, it lies in the sand,
I heard your voice calling, I thought I felt the brush of your hand...
Oh Gambler remember the love that you lend,
Will never come back for the game has no ending;
The smiler is calling, your turn for the deal,
And the aces keep falling with every spin of the wheel;
Bb
C
- Then you gather your winnings,
A Dm
- You're ready to leave,
Bb F
- But the door will not open,
Gm A7
- You've thrown away the key
Bb
C
- Oh there's no point in staying,
A7
Dm
- So don't wait to see,
Bb F
- For the door will not open,
Gm
Dm
- You've thrown away the key.
- All chords without any guarantee...
- Any comments? Improvements? Please email me!