Samuel Chords

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[Verse 1]
[G]He [C]wal[G]ked a lonely road
in [C]the autumn of his time
[G]He was thin and pale,
but patient an[C]d serene
An[G]d I, troubadour,
played him [C]his favourite [G]songs
As this holy man made [C]his [G]way
[D]alo[G]ng.[Em][G][Em]
Samuel, [F#m]Samuel the blind
[Em]Stumbled and [F#m]lingered far [Gm]behind
[F#m]Such a[C] humble countenance,
how his eyes [Cm]would shine [G]rapturously mad
As they [C]spoke [G]to the [D]wind and [G]me.
And well you may know
the beauty [C]of the [G]truth,[C]
[G]Which [D]may with its [G]brightness
blind a [C]man with eyes,
[G]Whereas the blind see the truth
in [C]the knowledge of their eye[G]s.
And he smiled at me
as [C]he cast the [G]sleeve into
[Em]the wind.[G][Em]
Samuel, [F#m]Samuel the blind
[Em]Stumbled and [F#m]lingered far behind
His [C]wrinkled fingers wrapped around his [G]cane,
How humbly he sat [C]and bowed
[G]his [D]head and [G]prayed.
And he cried out
as [C]the people went to Mass,
[G]The key to yourselves is inside [C]yourselves,
[G]The temple is man,
not this stone and glass,
But as none would hear him,
he turned [C]to [G]ad dress [D]the wind and [G]me.
I'm [Em]Samuel, [D]Samuel [F#m]the bl[Gm]ind,[F#m]
[Em]And though I stumble and l[F#m]inger far behind,
I [G]can [C]take you on a journey
which once began, [G]will never end
[D]Til[G]l you know every [C]star
[Am]and see all [D]from the highe[G]st mountain
[D]Where [A]love is [Am]complete
and [D]life is an infin[G]ite fountain
But the organ played an old familiar song,
[C]So I turned [G]and marched [D]along to [Em]mass,
[G]An [D]d m[G]y temple [C]be
[G]came [D]stone [G]and glass.