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Lift The Wings

Riverdance
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How  can the small flowers grow,
 If the wild winds blow,
 And the cold  snow  is all around?
 And where  will the frail birds fly,
 If their homes on high,
 Have been torn  down  to the ground?
 Lift the wings,
 And carry  me away from here  and,
 Fill the sail,
 That breaks  the line to home.
 
But  when  I'm miles and miles away from you,
 I'm  beside  you, when I think of you,
 a Stóirín,  a Ghrà.
How  can a tree stand tall,
 If a  rain won't fall,
 To wash  its branches down?
 And how  can a heart survive,
 Can it stay  alive,
 If its love's denied  for long?
 Lift the wings,
 That carry  me away from here  and,
 Fill the sail,
 That breaks  the line to home.
 But when I'm miles  and miles
 apart from  you,
I'm  beside  you, when I think of you,
 a Stóirín,
 And I'm with  you as I dream of you,
 a Stóirín,
 And this song  will bring me near to you,
 a Stóirín,  a Grá.

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Readable chord sheet for Lift The Wings by Riverdance

[B7sus4]  [E/B]  [F#m7]  [E/G#]  [Asus2]

[B5]How can the small flowers grow,
If the [Abm]wild[B]   [Em/B]winds  [A/B]blow,
And the [B5]cold snow[Bm]    is all ar[E5]oun[B]d?
And [B5]where will the frail birds fly,
If their [Abm]home[B]s  [Em/B]on    [A/B]high,
Have been [B5]torn down [Bm]   to the grou[B]nd?

[E]   Lift the [E/G#]wings,
And [A]carry me away from [A/B]here and,
[E]   Fill the [E/G#]sail,
That [A]breaks the line to [B]home.
             [C#m]   [Abm] [B]  [A]     [E/G#]
[E]But when[B] I'm miles and    miles  away from you,
[F#m]  I'[A]m bes[E/B]ide you, when I think of you,
a [A/B]Stói[E]rín[F#m11], a Ghrà.

[B5]How can a tree stand tall,
If a[Abm] rain [E/G#]won't [A]fall,
To [E5add9]wash its [D6]branches [E5add4]down?
And [B5]how can a heart survive,
Can it [Abm]stay  [E/G#]  aliv[A]e,
If its l[E5add9]ove's   [D6]denied for [B/D#]long?

[E]  Lift the [E/G#]wings,
That [A]carry me away from [A/B]here and, [E]
Fill the sa[E/G#]il,
That [A]breaks the line to [B]home.
But when I'm [C#m]miles[Abm]    [B]  and [A]miles [E/G#]
ap[F#m]art   [E]from you, [B]
[F#m]I'm [A]  be[E/B]side you, when I think of you,
a [A/B]Stóirín,
And I'm [E/B]with you as I dream of you,
a [A/B]Stóirín,
And this [E/B]song will bring me near to you,
a [A/B]Stói[E]rín, a Grá.