The Western Lands chords and lyrics - WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS

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[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[Em]You're
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The road to the western lands is by defin[F]ition
the most danger[Bb]ous road [G]in t[Em]he world, for
It is a journey beyond death,
beyond [G]the basic
God -standard of fear and [Em]anger.
It is the most heavily guarded road [F]in the world,
[G]where it gives access [Em]to the gift
that supersedes all other gifts,
[F]immortal[G]ity.
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[Em]The [Am]road [Em]to the
West, you might ask, is [G]dangerous,
unpredictable.
Today's [Em]easy passage may
be tomorrow's death trap.
[G]The obvious road is almos[Em]t
always a fool's road.
And beware the middle road.
[F]The roads of mod[G]eration,
common sense and care[Em]ful planning.
However, there is a time for [G]planning, moderation,
and common [Am]sense.[Em][Am][Em][D][Am][Em][Am]
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A danger[G]ous [A]road, every pitfall, every error, every snare to which [Em]every man has [A]been liable since the beginning,
you are sure to meet on the road to the western [Em]lands.[G][Em][Am][Em][A][G]
[Em]you[F][G][Em][G][Em][F][G][Dm]
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To [Em]reach the western lands is to
achieve freedom from fear.
[G]You free yourself from fear [Dm]by c[A]owering
[Em]in your physical body for eternity
Your body is [G]a boat t[F]o lay aside
[G]when you reach the far [Bm]shore[Em]
Or sell it if you can find a pool
[G]It's full of holes,
it's full of [Em]holes[G][Em][Am][Em]
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I want to reach [E]the western [Em]lands
Right in front of you across
the bubbling brook
[E]It's a prosel sewer.
It's known as the
[Em]Dewhead, remember?
All the filth and [A]horror, fear, hate,
dis[Em]ease and death of human history
flows between you and the
Western [E]man.[F]
[Em]How long does it take a man [E]to learn that he does
not and cannot want what he [Em]wants?
You have [E]to be in hell to [Em]see heaven,
[C]glimpses from the lan[Em]d of the dead, flashes of [E]serene,
time[Em]less joy.
[E]A joy as old as suffering
and des[Em]pair.[C]

[Outro 1]
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