Words & music by Paul Simon 1989
C Bb/C C |
If I have weaknesses
Bb/C Am/C Bb
Don't let them blind me
| C | |Bb | |
Or camouflage all I am wary of
C Bb/C C |Bb Am
I could be sailing in seizures of laughter
Bb |C Bb/C C |Am | | Bb C |
Or crawling out from under the heel of love
Bb/C Am/C Bb | C |
Do my prayers remain unanswered
Bb/C Am/C Bb | C/Bb Bb |
Like a beggar at your sleeve
C Bb/C Am/C|Bb Am/Bb Bb |
Olodumare is smiling in heaven
C Bb/C Am/C|Am | | Bb|
Smiling in heaven I do believe
C6 Bb
Reach in the darkness
|C6 Bb
A reach in the dark
C6 Bb
Reach in the darkness
|C6 Bb
A reach in the dark
|C6 Bb |C6 Bb
To overcome an obstacle or an enemy
|C6 Bb |C6 Bb
To glide away from the razor or a knife
|C6 Bb |C6 Bb
To overcome an obstacle or an enemy
|C6 Bb |C6 Bb |
To dominate the impossible in your life
C | | | |
Mm---------
Bb/C C |Bb/C Am/C Bb
Always a stranger when strange isn't fashionable
| C | |Bb | |
And fashion is rich people waving at the door
C Bb/C C |Bb Am Bb |
Or it's a dealer in drugs or in passion
C Bb/C C |Am | | Bb C |
Lies of a nature we've heard before
Bb/C Am/C Bb | C |
Do my prayers remain unanswered
Bb/C Am/C Bb | C/Bb Bb |
Like a beggar at your sleeve
C Bb/C Am |Bb Am/Bb
Babalu-aye spins on his crutches
Bb |C Bb/C
Says leave if you want
Am/C|Am | | Bb|
If you want to leave
C6 Bb
Reach in the darkness
|C6 Bb
A reach in the dark
C6 Bb
Reach in the darkness
|C6 Bb
A reach in the dark
|C6 Bb |C6 Bb
To overcome an obstacle or an enemy
|C6 Bb |C6 Bb
To glide away from the razor or a knife
|C6 Bb |C6 Bb
To overcome an obstacle or an enemy
|C6 Bb |C6 Bb |
To dominate the impossible in your life
C6 Bb
Reach in the darkness
|C6 Bb
A reach in the dark
C6 Bb
Reach in the darkness
|C6 Bb
A reach in the dark
|C6 Bb |C6 Bb
To overcome an obstacle or an enemy
|C6 Bb |C6 Bb
To glide away from the razor or a knife
|C6 Bb |C6 Bb
To overcome an obstacle or an enemy
|C6 Bb |C6 Bb |
To dominate the impossible in your life
C6 Bb
Reach in the darkness
|C6 Bb
A reach in the dark
C6 Bb
Reach in the darkness
|C6 Bb
A reach in the dark
Repeat and fade:
C6 Bb |
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