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Poems, Prayers and Promises

John Denver
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 1) I've been lately thinking about my life's time
 2) Days they pass so quickly now, the nights are seldom long
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 1) all the things I've done and how it's been,
 2) time around me whispers when it's cold.
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 1) and I can't help believin' in my own mind
 2) The changes somehow frightens me, still I have to smile
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 1) I know I'm gonna hate to see it end.
 2) it turns me on to think of growing old.
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 1) I've seen a lot of sunshine slept out in the rain
 2) It's tho' my life's been good to me there's still so much to do
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 1) spent a night or two all on my own
 2) so many things my mind has never known
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 1) I've known my lady's pleasures had myself some friends
 2) I'd like to raise a fam'ly I'd like to sail away
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 1) spent a time or two in my own home.
 2) dance across the mountains on the moon.
 Ref.) I have  to say it now  it's been good  life all in all,
  it's really fine  to have a chance  to hang around.
   and lie  there by the fire  and watch  the evening tire,
  while all my friends  and my old lady  sit and pass  a pipe around
  and talk of poems  and prayers and promises
  and things  that we believe  in, how sweet it is to love  someone,
  how right  it is to care,  how long  it's been since yesterday
  what  about tomorrow  and what about our dreams
  and all the memories  we share,
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Readable chord sheet for Poems, Prayers and Promises by John Denver

[D]                                  [G](add [A])          [D]
1) I've been lately thinking about    my life's time
2) Days they pass so quickly now, the nights are seldom long

                                         [G](add [A])
1) all the things I've done and how it's been,
2) time around me whispers when it's cold.

       [D]                             [G](add [A])        [D]
1) and I can't help believin' in     my       own    mind
2)     The changes somehow frightens me, still I have to smile

                                         [G](add [A])
1) I know I'm gonna hate to see it end.
2) it turns me on to think of growing old.

   [D]                                           [G](add [A])         [D]
1) I've seen a lot of sunshine                 slept out in the rain
2) It's tho' my life's been good to me there's still so much to do

                                         [G](add [A])
1) spent a night or two all on my own
2) so many things my mind has never known

   [D]                              [G](add [A])        [D]
1) I've known my lady's pleasures had myself some friends
2) I'd like to raise a fam'ly I'd like to sail    away

                                         [G](add [A])
1) spent a time or two in my own home.
2) dance across the mountains on the moon.

Ref.) I [G]have to say it [A7]now it's been g[D]ood life all in [G]all,
      it's really f[D]ine to have a c[Bm]hance to hang around[Em].
   [A7]   and [G]lie there by the [A7]fire and [D]watch the evening [G]tire,
      while all my [D]friends and my old [Bm]lady sit and [Em]pass a pipe a[A7]round
      and talk of [G]poems and prayers and [Fm]promises
      and [G]things that we be[D]lieve in, how sweet it is to [Dmaj7]love someone,
      how [G]right it is to [A]care, how [G]long it's been since [Fmaj7]yesterday
      [Em]what about to[D]morrow and what about our [Dmaj7]dreams
      and all the [G]memories we [A]share,   [D]      [G]         [D]

[G](add [A]): 55xx35

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