The Challenger Lyrics Chords

[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] [Bb] When I was a [G] child I dreamed, [C] but they weren't [F] dreams at all,
[Dm] Of far off [Gm] lands, of far off [Eb] times, [F] watching kingdoms [Gm] rise and fall.
_ [D] _
[Bb] Other [C] bodies and names I [Eb] had, but [F] always the [D] same work to do,
_ _ [Gm] Always [C] partisan, [D] warrior, [Eb] which I [F] never thought the [Gm] dreams were true.
[Eb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] Slowly through the [G] years I learned, [C] hands that ache to [F] hold a pen,
[D] A rebel's [Gm] soul, no orders [Eb] held, and [F] vision into [Gm] minds of men.
_ [Bb] At last I [C] read in an ancient book, [Fm] and saw what I had [Dm] always known,
[Gm] [Bb] Then I [C] knew that the [D] dreams were [Eb] true, the tale [F] I told was [Gm] once my own.
[Eb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] [Bb] Why do I come [Gm] circling back?
[C] Slowly did the [F] memories clear,
[Dm] Of [D] ancient [Gm] wars, of friends and [Eb] foes, but [F] never of my [Gm] purpose here.
_ [Bb] Still I [C] sharpened my threefold [Eb] skills, for [F] use in some [D] unknown game,
[Gm] Only [C] knowing that age [D] upon [Eb] age, my [F] enemy was [Gm] still the same.
[Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Bb] Patterns that repeat, [G] I see, [C] faster through the [F] world they [Cm] skew,
[D] The stars come [Gm] right, the fates take [Eb] flight, and all [F] the myths and dreams [Gm] come true.
_ [Dm] _ [Bb] Whatever [C] battle of gods prepare, [Eb] for [F] harvestry, for [D] weapons, or for mine,
[Gm] There I haste, for the [D] answer [Eb] awaits, the [F] purpose I was [Gm] born to find.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ Then [Bb] [F] I saw the [G] armies march, [C] saw him raise his [F] power high,
[Dm] He preached [D] obey, [Gm] he practiced rule, [Eb] and [F] battened down the [Gm] ancient lie.
_ [Dm] [Bb] His wheedling [C] words, his mystic might, [Eb] his [F] ultimately [D] iron hand,
[Gm] His promised hell, [C] I know [D] them well, [Eb] [F] finally I [Gm] understand.
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [D] _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Eb] _ [F] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [D] _
[Eb] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ Master [G] _ [F] _ [Bb] [F] of the secret [G] dark, [C] are you so [F] surprised to [Dm] see,
The [D] ancient [Gm] foe you should well [Eb] know, come to [F] spoil your [Gm] victory.
_ _ [Dm]
[Bb] Is your [C] memory worse than mine, [Eb] or wouldn't [F] you believe that [D] it was true?
_ [Gm] But I have, under the [D] ages, now, [Eb] made it [Fm] to come [Gm] after you.
[Eb] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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