Lazarus Man Chords by Terry Callier

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Miracles are beautiful things.
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Sometimes you have to think about the aftermath of a miracle. _ _ _
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_ [A] _ [E] met a young man on the skeleton coast.
_ He was out on his [A] feet, [E]
pale as a ghost.
And I asked him his [A] name.
[E] He said, Lazarus, man.
[A] _ [Em] I come to the city [A]
from [E] a far away land.
I can't quite [A] remember [Em] the last time I was [A] on shore.
[E] No, it could have been 12 [A] years.
Yeah, [E] and it could have been [A] more.
[Em] But I've seen [A] tribulation.
[Em] It staggered my [A] mind.
[E] And I just can't [F#m] remember [Em] what I've come here to find.
And it's [G] wind [A] on the ocean, _ [Em] [C#] rain on the land, _
[G] three drops
[A] of water, _ [Em] one grain of sand.
I'll tell you the story quick as I can.
I got nothing but [A] time.
I'm Lazarus, man. _
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[F#m] He said, [Em] I woke up one morning _ feeling [A] right strange.
[Em] By [A] mid-afternoon, there [Em] was fever [A] and pain.
_ [Em] Later that [A] night, with [Em] my friends at my [A] side,
[Em] I went off to sleep.
[A] _ [Em] And I guess that I [A] died.
[E] I was [G] stumbling and [A] rising, [Em] so I couldn't quite [A] tell.
_ [Em] On one [A] side, the garden.
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One side was hell.
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[Em] On _ [A] _ _ [Em] the right hand was [A] the flowers.
On the left hand was the [Em] flame.
And I thought I [A] heard [Em] somebody call out [A] my name.
[Em] And somebody [A] was [Em] saying, Lazarus, [F#m] arise.
[Em] _ So I [A] rolled over [Em] and opened [A] my eyes.
[Em] I [A] wanted to dance, [Em] but I didn't have room.
I threw [A] off the sheets [Em] and walked out [A] of the tomb.
[Em] And it's [A] wind on the ocean, [Em] _ rain on [A] the land.
_ [Em] Three drops [A] of [Em] water, one grain of sand.
I'll tell you the [A] story [Em] as quick as I can.
I got nothing but [A] time.
[Em] I'm the Lazarus [A] Man.
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_ [A] _ [Em] So _ I rolled over and opened my eyes.
I wanted to dance, but I didn't have room.
And it's wind on the ocean, rain _
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[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] Three drops of [Em] water, _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ one grain _ _
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[A] of [Em] _ sand.
I'll tell you the story as quick [A] _ [E] as I can.
I got nothing [A] but time.
[E] I'm the Lazarus Man.
one grain of sand.
I'll tell you [A] the story.
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_ _ _ _ [F#m] Say I [Em] met a young man [A] _ on the skeleton coast.
[Em] He was out on [E] his feet, _ pale as a ghost.
[F#] I said, [E] what's your name?
He said, Lazarus
man.
I come to the city from a far
away land.
And it's wind on the ocean,
_ rain on the land. _
Three drops of water,
_ one grain of sand.
I'll tell you the story
as quick as I _ _ _ _ can.
I'm the Lazarus [Em] man.
I got [A] nothing but time.
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time.
[Em] _ _ [A] Nothing [Em] but time.
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time.
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time.
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[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] [Em] Nothing but time.
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[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ Nothing but time.
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ Nothing but time.
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