Chords for Don Francisco (Live In The UK) - Vision Of The Valley

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_ _ [Dm] vision came unbidden [C] at an unexpected pass,
[Gm] Where the winds of change blew colder, [E] whipping [Dm] snow that [A] cut like glass,
[Dm] But like an old man in regret, for [C] foolish sins and wasted youth,
[G] The [Gm] scene that lay before me [A] had no beauty save [D] its truth.
_ [Dm] _ For the [Bb] wind came down the mountains, [G] never [Dm] slow and never still,
[C] And the sheep were scattered shepherdless, [Dm] alone across the hills.
[Bb] They were prey to every beast that roamed [Dm] and entrapped by every curse,
And [D] they stumbled [C] in their sickness, in [A] their weakness, in their [Dm] thirst.
_ _ Low them in the valley, the [C] polluted waters flow,
[Gm] Where the shepherds that were hireling sat [Dm] and argued what [A] was owed,
And [Dm] the ambitious and abusive bragged [C] and they boasted on their might,
And [Gm] their profits from the slaughter of [A] the ones who could not [Dm] fight. _ _
[Bb] And the wind just kept on howling [Dm] as I cried,
O Lord, how long [C] will your people be the victims of the [Dm] ruthless, proud, and strong?
[Bb] And at once there came an answer [Dm] in the quiet of my soul,
[C] The time has come for judgment [Am] _ [A] and to make the wounded [Dm] whole.
_ But my heart is still a shepherd's heart, [C] I know each one by name,
[Gm] The ragged and the beautiful, [Dm] the healthy and [A] the lame.
[Dm] And I myself will lead them out [C] and I'll feed them on the best,
[Gm] In pastures by still waters, [A] in a place of [Dm] peace and rest. _
[Bb] Oh, but woe unto the shepherds [Dm] who abused my sheep and killed,
[C] With harshness and severity, and [Dm] you've bent them to your will.
[Bb] And today I am against you [Dm] as I take them from your hand.
[C] When the fire of judgment comes, [A] _ the stubble will not [D] _ [Dm] stand.
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_ [Gm] And darkness filled the valley [Dm] and I saw it take on form,
[C] Screaming winds and fire and lightning, [Dm] more than any earthly storm.
[Gm] For at last there were no survivors, [Dm] for the land was cleansed and bare,
[C] But the streets flowed clear and [Am] purified, [A] and the grass grew [Dm] green and fair.
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[D] I saw a man come walking [C] and his heart glowed like a flame,
[Gm] All the sheep began to run to him, [Dm] he called each one [A] by name.
[F] He spoke to them in gentle words [C] and soothed their fearful minds,
[Gm] And he healed the broken hearted [A] and the crippled [Dm] sick and blind.
_ [Bb] And many others like him, [Dm] all with hearts that glowed the same,
[C] That before I hadn't noticed, from [Dm] the farms and fields they came,
[Bb] They weren't famous, wise or noble, [C] but they spoke a [F] common word,
[Gm] A word the flock could recognize [A] and follow [Dm] when they heard.
_ They led them in green pastures by [C] still waters in the light,
[Gm] Standing guard against the wolves and [Dm] other creatures [A] of the night.
[Dm] Going out into the mountains [C] in the darkness and the cold,
[Gm] Bringing back the lost and wounded to the [A] safety [Dm] of the fold.
_ [Bb] And the news went out around the world [Dm] in every street and town,
[C] That something wonderful was here, [Dm] that heaven had come down,
[Bb] And millions gave their hearts in [C] trust, who long [F] had been betrayed.
[Gm] And the bridal glass was ready, [A] and the trumpet call [Dm] was made. _
[Bb] And the news went out around the [F] world in every street and town,
[C] That something wonderful was here, [Dm] that heaven had come down,
[Bb] And millions gave their hearts in [C] trust, who long had [F] been betrayed.
[Gm] And the bridal glass was ready, _ [C] _
and the trumpet call [D] was [Dm] made.
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