Crucifixion chords and lyrics - GLENN YARBROUGH

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[Verse 1]
An[Em]d the night comes again to
the circle -studded [D]sky
The [G]stars settle slowly in
[Em]loneliness they [Bm]lie
Till the [D]universe explodes as
a [Em]falling star is raised
The [Am]planets are para[D]lyzed,
the [Em]mountains are amazed
But [Am]they all glow brighter [D]from
the [G]brilliance of the [Em]blaze
With the [Am]speed of insan[D]ity, then [Em]he died.
In the green fields of turning,
[G]a bab[D#]y is [Em]born[D].
His [G]cries crease the wind and
mingle [Em]with the [Bm]morn.
An as[D]sault [A]upon the or[D]der,
the [G]changing [Em]of the guard,
Chosen [Am]for a c[D]hallenge
that's [G]hopelessly hard
[Em]And the [Am]only singl[D]e sign is
the [G]sighing of [Em]the stars
The [Am]silence [A]of dis[D]tance
they're [Em]sworn
Images of innocence charge him to go [D]on
But the [G]decadence of history
is looking for a [Bm]pawn
To a [Am]nightmare of know[D]ledge,
he [G]opens up [Em]the gate
A [Am]blinding revela[D]tion is [G]served upon
his [Em]plate
That be[Am]neath the greatest
[D]love is a [G]hurricane
of hate
[Em]And
God [D]helped the critic of the [Em]dawn
So he stands on the sea and
shouts to the [D]shore
But the [G]louder that [Gm]he screams,
[G]the longer he's ignor[Bm]ed.
For the [Am]wine of obli[D]vion is
[G]drunk to [Em]the dregs,
And the [Am]merchants [A]of [D]the masses
[G]almost have to be [Em]begged
Till the [Am]giant is aware [D]someone's
[G]pulling at his leg[Em],
[Am]Someone is [D]tapping at the [Em]door.
Then his message gathers meaning,
it spreads across the [D]land.
The reward[G]ing of the faint is
the following of the [Bm]man.
But [D]ig norance is everywhere
and [G]people have their [Em]way.
Suc[Am]cess is an en[D]emy to
the [G]losers [Em]of the day.
In the [Am]shadows of [D]the churches,
who [G]knows what they [Em]pray.
And [Am]blood is the [D]language of the [Em]band.
The
Spanish bulls are beaten,
the crowd is [D#]soon be[Em]guiled.[D]
The [G]matador is beautiful,
a symphony [Bm]of stars
Excite[A]ment is ecstat[D]ic,
passion [Em]places best
Gracefully [D]he bows to ova
[G]tions that he get[Em]s
But the hands [Am]that are applaud[D]ing
are slip[Em]pery with sweat
[Am]Saliva's [D]falling from their [Em]smiles
So dance, [C]dance, [D]dance
[Em]Teach us to be true
Dance, dance, [C]dance[D]
Cause we [Em]love you
Then this overflow of life
Is crushed into a [D]lie
[G]The gentle soul is [Em]ripped apart
And tossed into the [Bm]fire
[Em]It's the [A]burial of [D]beauty
It's the [G]victory [Em]of night
Truth be[Am]comes a [D]tragedy
[Em]Limp[G]ing from the l[Em]ight,
the heavens [Am]are horr[D]ified
They stag[G]ger [Em]from the sight,
and the [A]cross is [D]trembling with de[Em]sire
They say they can't believe it,
it's a sacrilegious [D]shame
Now [G]who would want to hurt
such a hero of the [Bm]game?
But you know I [D]predicted it,
I [G]knew he had to fall
[Em]How [Am]did it ha[D]ppen? I hope
his [G]suffering was [Em]small.
Tell me [A]every de[D]tail,
I've [G]got to know it [Em]all.
And [Am]do you have a pi[D]cture of the p[Em]ain?
Time takes her toll and the memory [D]fades.
But his [G]glory is growing in the
magic that he [Bm]made.
Real[Am]ity is r[D]uined,
there is nothing [G]more to fear.
[Em]The dram[A]a is d[D]istorted to
[G]what they [Em]want to hear
Swim[Am]ming in their sor[D]row
in the [G]twisting of [Em]a tear
As they wait [Am]for the n[D]ew thrill [Em]parade
The eyes of the rebel have
been branded by the [D]blind
To the safety [G]of ster[Em]ility the
[G]threat has been re[Bm]fined
The [D]child was created to the
[G]slaughterhouse he's [Em]led
So good to [D]be alive when
the [Em]eulogies are read
The climax [Am]of emot[D]ion,
the [G]worship [Em]of the dead
As the cycle [Am]of sacr[D]ifice unwi[Em]nds
So dance, dance, [C]dance[D]
[Em]Teach us to be true
Dance, dance, [C]dance[D]
Because we [Em]love you
And the night comes again
To the circle studded [D]sky
The stars settle slowly in loneliness they lie
Till the universe explodes as a falling star is [Em]raised the
planets are paralyzed the mountains are amazed
But they all glow brighter for the brilliance of
the blaze with the speed of insanity
Then he dies