on the edge of a cliff Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
I'm [Em]really okay,
[D]thanks[C]
There's nothing to [Em]witness
I said as I looked back [C]from
the edge [Em]of a cliff
The old man [D]looking down
[G]bent over the ridge
[C]Struck with a grin [Bm]as if a
[Em]blessing had hit him
[D]I slumped on the

[Verse 2]
[C]jut of the cliff
[Em]Just leave me alone,
[D]this is non[C]e of your business
[Em]I will, said the old m[D]an,
but [G]just one thing
And what [C]he said was so lovely
[Bm]it s[Em]tunned me

[Verse 3]
[Am]He said: I lay right there
[C]once at the edge of the rock
[Am]I was ready to jump,
[C]I was ever so los[Am]t
But this gen[C]tleman stopped and said
something I [Em]never forgot

[Verse 4]
[Chorus:] [Em]For
billions of years [C]since the
outset of [Em]time
Every single one of [C]your
ancestors has sur[Em]vived
Every single [D]person [G]on your
mum and dad's side
Suc[C]cessfully looked after [Bm]and
passed [Em]on to you life
What are the chances of [C]that, like?
[Em]It comes to me once in a whi[C]le
[Em]And everywhere I tel[D]l folk[G] it gets
the best smile
[C][Bm][Em][C]

[Verse 5]
[D]
And [Em]then the old man walked
[D]away [C]and out of sight
Til the [Em]sound of him [D]hiking
turned [C]to the sound of si[Em]lence.
I just [D]froze in a [G]profound surprise
And from [C]down on my pride [Bm]I found
[Em]a smile to my eyes.
And for many [C]days again

[Verse 6]
I've
been passing the same cliff
[Em]And on many occasions I'd [C]chance
on the same [Em]thing

[Verse 7]
[Em]Laying in the [D]moss,
in the [G]same way I was
Would be [C]an other man looking
like [Bm]he needed [Em]a change of luck

[Verse 8]
So I'd say: [Am]I lay right there
[C]once at the edge of the rock
[Am]I was ready to jump,
[C]I was ever so los[Am]t
But this gen[C]tleman stopped and said
something I [Em]never [C]forgot[Em][C][Em][D][G]
[C][Ch[Bm]orus: Repeat 2X]

[Outro 1]
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