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By The Light Of A Burning Bridge

George Strait
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
Oh,  I've been stumblin' through  the darkness,
Tryin'  to feel the ground  beneath  my feet.
Afraid  of movin' much  in any  direction...
Stuck  where the past  and the future meet.
 But I fin'lly  got my first  good look...
A  little fire was all  it took.
An'  as the flames grew brighter,
 I saw everything  that I'd missed.
Once  you get your courage  up,
You  light a match an' your eyes  adjust...
It's  amazing what a man  can see,
 By the light  of a burnin'  bridge.
An'  there were things I saw  that I'm  not proud  of.
Things  that I'd do diff'rent now  from then.
But  when I really make  myself  get honest,
It's  over and I can't  go back  again.
'Cause  I fin'lly got my first  good look...
A  little fire was all  it took.
An'  as the flames grew brighter,
 I saw everything  that I'd missed.
Once  you get your courage  up,
You  light a match an' your eyes  adjust...
It's  amazing what a man  can see,
 By the light  of a burnin'  bridge.
It  sure is hard to let go and to leave  the past behind,
 But there ain't  no other way  that you can find  some peace of mind.
When  I fin'lly got my first  good look...
A  little fire was all  it took.
An'  as the flames grew brighter,
 I saw everything  that I'd missed.
Once  you get your courage  up,
You  light a match an' your eyes  adjust...
It's  amazing what a man  can see,
 By the light  of a burnin' bridge.
 It's amazing  what a man  can see,
 By the light  of a burnin' bridge.

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Readable chord sheet for By The Light Of A Burning Bridge by George Strait

[D]  [G]  [A]

[D]Oh, I've been [G]stumblin' [A]through the [D]darkness,   [G]      [A]
[D]Tryin' to feel the [G]ground be[A]neath my [D]feet.   [G]      [A]
[D]Afraid of movin' [G]much in [A]any di[D]rection...   [G]      [A]
[D]Stuck where the [G]past and the [A]future [D]meet.  [Bm]      [A]

But I [G]fin'lly got my [D]first good look...
[A]A little fire was [D]all it took.
[G]An' as the flames grew [D]brighter,
I saw [A]everything that I'd missed.
[G]Once you get your [D]courage up,
[A]You light a match an' your [Bm]eyes adjust...
[G]It's amazing what a [D]man can see,
By the [Bm]light of a [A]burnin' bridge[D].

[G]  [A]  [D]

[D]An' there were things I [G]saw that [A]I'm not [D]proud of.  [G]     [A]
[D]Things that I'd do [G]diff'rent [A]now from [D]then.   [G]      [A]
[D]But when I really [G]make mys[A]elf get [D]honest,  [G]     [A]
[D]It's over and I [G]can't go [A]back a[D]gain.  [Bm]       [A]

[G]'Cause I fin'lly got my [D]first good look...
[A]A little fire was [D]all it took.
[G]An' as the flames grew [D]brighter,
I saw [A]everything that I'd missed.
[G]Once you get your [D]courage up,
[A]You light a match an' your [Bm]eyes adjust...
[G]It's amazing what a [D]man can see,
By the [Bm]light of a [A]burnin' bridge[D].

[A]It sure is hard to let go and to [G]leave the past [D]behind,
But there [Em]ain't no other [D]way that you can [G]find some peace of [A]mind.

[G]When I fin'lly got my [D]first good look...
[A]A little fire was [D]all it took.
[G]An' as the flames grew [D]brighter,
I saw [A]everything that I'd missed.
[G]Once you get your [D]courage up,
[A]You light a match an' your [Bm]eyes adjust...
[G]It's amazing what a [D]man can see,
By the [Bm]light of a [A]burnin' [D]bridge.

It's [G]amazing what a [D]man can see,
By the [Bm]light of a [A]burnin' [D]bridge.

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