by the lights of st stephen Chords

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[Verse 1]
[C]Joy[Dm] and [C]lo[F]ve[C]
and [Am]peace are [F]here in this [C]place
By your lead I will [Dm]sing of
[C]the sea[F]son
[C]Christmas has [Am]passed,
[F]12 tide is [C]upon us
Winter was [Dm]hard bey[C]ond [F]reason
By the lights of Saint Steph
[C]en
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[Verse 2]
[C]
The king was well- [Am]dressed
[F]in the silks of [C]the best
With his ribbons so [Dm]gallantly [C]streaming
[F]The lo,[C] thought he [Am]heard
[F]that lonesome little [C]bird
My god, Virginny's song
[Dm]is so pl[C]ea[F]sing
By the lights of Saint Steph
[C]en
[Dm][C][F]

[Verse 3]
[C]
Is it a shad[Dm]ow? You're lost alone
and only hide [C]from [F]your demons
But the shad[Dm]ow was dark so
long and only a [C]matter [F]I see it
A little light was [Am]all w[Dm]e needed
[C][Dm][C][F][C]

[Verse 4]
[C]Captain he heard,
[Am]that[F] noble king's word[C]
He gathered his [F]men [Dm]for the do
[F]ing[Dm][Gsus4]
[C]Gathered in green,
[Am]a tr[F]ue rainbow of gree[C]n
Well, Ginny cried [Dm]out,
[F]"Why must you do it?"
Saint Stephen, I [C]knew it[Dm][C][F][C]

[Verse 5]
Is it a shad[Dm]ow? You're lost alone
and only hide [C]from [F]your demons
But the shad[Dm]ow was dark so
long and only a [C]matter [F]I see it
A little light [Am]was all [Dm]we needed

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 6]
At the end of [Am]the day,
on the [F]ground where she [C]lay
Ginny sang [Dm]a son[F]g of redemption
[C]Joy and love [Am]and peace,
from [F]the first to [C]the least
If I was [Dm]only a season
[F]Saint Stephen's the rea[C]son

[Outro 1]
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