Pride Of Man Chords by Gordon Lightfoot
Tempo:
117.65 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
B
D
E
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [B] [D]
[E] [F#m]
[B] [F#m] [D] [C#m]
[F#m] [B] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m]
[B] [D] [E] [F#m]
Turn [B] around, go [D] back down, back the way [E] you came.
[F#m]
Can't you see [B] that flash of [D] fire ten times [C#m] brighter than the [F#m] day?
And [B] behold the mighty [D] city broken [A] in the [E] dust [F#m] again.
[B] Oh God, the pride [F#m] of man [D] [E] broken in the [F#m] dust again.
[B] [D]
[E] [F#m]
Turn around, [B] go back [D] down, back the way [E] you [F#m] came.
Babylon [B] is laid to [D] waste, [C#m] Egypt's buried in her [F#m] shame.
Their mighty men are [B] beaten [D] down, the kings are falling [E] in the [F#m] ways.
[B] Oh God, the pride [F#m] of man [D]
broken in [E] the [F#m] dust again.
[B]
[D] [E] [F#m]
Turn around, [B] go back [D] down, back the [E] way you came.
[F#m] Terror [B] is on every [D] side, though [C#m] the leaders are [F#m] dismayed.
Those who put [B] their faith [C#] in fire [D] and fire the faith [E] shall be [F#m] repaid.
[B] Oh God, the pride of [D] man broken [E] in the [F#m] dust again.
[B]
[Bm] [F#m]
Turn around, [B] go [A] back [D] down, back the [E] way you came.
[F#m] Shout a [B] warning to the [D] nations that the [C#m] sword of God is [F#m] raised on Babylon,
[B] that mighty [A] city [D] rich in treasure, [E] wide in fame.
[F#m] It [B] shall cause thy [D] tower to fall and make of thee [E] a [F#m] choir of flame.
Oh [B] God, the pride of [D] man broken [E] in [F#m] the dust again.
Oh thou that dwell [B] on many [D] waters, rich in [E] treasure, wide in [F#m] fame.
Bow [B] unto a God of [D] gold, thy pride of [E] might shall [F#m] be thy shame.
[B] Oh God, the pride [D] of man broken in [F#m] the dust again.
[B] [F#m] [D] [E]
[F#m] [B] [Bm]
[F#m]
And only [B] God can lead the [D] people back [E] into the [F#m] earth again.
Thy holy mountain [B] be restored, [D] thy mercy on [C#m] thy [F#m] people, [B] Lord.
[F#m] [B] [F#m]
[B] [F#m]
[E] [F#m]
[B] [F#m] [D] [C#m]
[F#m] [B] [F#m] [D]
[E] [F#m]
[B] [D] [E] [F#m]
Turn [B] around, go [D] back down, back the way [E] you came.
[F#m]
Can't you see [B] that flash of [D] fire ten times [C#m] brighter than the [F#m] day?
And [B] behold the mighty [D] city broken [A] in the [E] dust [F#m] again.
[B] Oh God, the pride [F#m] of man [D] [E] broken in the [F#m] dust again.
[B] [D]
[E] [F#m]
Turn around, [B] go back [D] down, back the way [E] you [F#m] came.
Babylon [B] is laid to [D] waste, [C#m] Egypt's buried in her [F#m] shame.
Their mighty men are [B] beaten [D] down, the kings are falling [E] in the [F#m] ways.
[B] Oh God, the pride [F#m] of man [D]
broken in [E] the [F#m] dust again.
[B]
[D] [E] [F#m]
Turn around, [B] go back [D] down, back the [E] way you came.
[F#m] Terror [B] is on every [D] side, though [C#m] the leaders are [F#m] dismayed.
Those who put [B] their faith [C#] in fire [D] and fire the faith [E] shall be [F#m] repaid.
[B] Oh God, the pride of [D] man broken [E] in the [F#m] dust again.
[B]
[Bm] [F#m]
Turn around, [B] go [A] back [D] down, back the [E] way you came.
[F#m] Shout a [B] warning to the [D] nations that the [C#m] sword of God is [F#m] raised on Babylon,
[B] that mighty [A] city [D] rich in treasure, [E] wide in fame.
[F#m] It [B] shall cause thy [D] tower to fall and make of thee [E] a [F#m] choir of flame.
Oh [B] God, the pride of [D] man broken [E] in [F#m] the dust again.
Oh thou that dwell [B] on many [D] waters, rich in [E] treasure, wide in [F#m] fame.
Bow [B] unto a God of [D] gold, thy pride of [E] might shall [F#m] be thy shame.
[B] Oh God, the pride [D] of man broken in [F#m] the dust again.
[B] [F#m] [D] [E]
[F#m] [B] [Bm]
[F#m]
And only [B] God can lead the [D] people back [E] into the [F#m] earth again.
Thy holy mountain [B] be restored, [D] thy mercy on [C#m] thy [F#m] people, [B] Lord.
[F#m] [B] [F#m]
[B] [F#m]
Key:
F#m
B
D
E
C#m
F#m
B
D
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[B] _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ Turn [B] around, go [D] back down, back the way [E] you came.
[F#m] _
Can't you see [B] that flash of [D] fire ten times [C#m] brighter than the [F#m] day?
And [B] behold the mighty [D] city broken [A] in the [E] dust [F#m] again.
[B] Oh God, the pride [F#m] of man [D] [E] broken in the [F#m] dust again.
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
Turn around, [B] go back [D] down, back the way [E] you [F#m] came.
Babylon [B] is laid to [D] waste, [C#m] Egypt's buried in her [F#m] shame.
Their mighty men are [B] beaten [D] down, the kings are falling [E] in the [F#m] ways.
[B] Oh God, the pride [F#m] of man [D]
broken in [E] the [F#m] dust again.
_ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Turn around, [B] go back [D] down, back the [E] way you came.
[F#m] Terror [B] is on every [D] side, though [C#m] the leaders are [F#m] dismayed.
Those who put [B] their faith [C#] in fire [D] and fire the faith [E] shall be [F#m] repaid.
[B] Oh God, the pride of [D] man broken [E] in the [F#m] dust again.
[B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ Turn around, [B] go [A] back [D] down, back the [E] way you came.
[F#m] Shout a [B] warning to the [D] nations that the [C#m] sword of God is [F#m] raised on Babylon,
[B] that mighty [A] city [D] rich in treasure, [E] wide in fame.
[F#m] It [B] shall cause thy [D] tower to fall and make of thee [E] a [F#m] choir of flame.
_ _ Oh [B] God, the pride of [D] man broken [E] in [F#m] the dust again. _
_ Oh thou that dwell [B] on many [D] waters, rich in [E] treasure, wide in [F#m] fame.
Bow [B] unto a God of [D] gold, thy pride of [E] might shall [F#m] be thy shame.
_ _ [B] Oh God, the pride [D] of man broken in [F#m] the dust again.
_ [B] _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ [E] _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
And only [B] God can lead the [D] people back [E] into the [F#m] earth again.
_ Thy holy mountain [B] be restored, [D] thy mercy on [C#m] thy [F#m] people, _ [B] Lord. _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[B] _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ Turn [B] around, go [D] back down, back the way [E] you came.
[F#m] _
Can't you see [B] that flash of [D] fire ten times [C#m] brighter than the [F#m] day?
And [B] behold the mighty [D] city broken [A] in the [E] dust [F#m] again.
[B] Oh God, the pride [F#m] of man [D] [E] broken in the [F#m] dust again.
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
Turn around, [B] go back [D] down, back the way [E] you [F#m] came.
Babylon [B] is laid to [D] waste, [C#m] Egypt's buried in her [F#m] shame.
Their mighty men are [B] beaten [D] down, the kings are falling [E] in the [F#m] ways.
[B] Oh God, the pride [F#m] of man [D]
broken in [E] the [F#m] dust again.
_ [B] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Turn around, [B] go back [D] down, back the [E] way you came.
[F#m] Terror [B] is on every [D] side, though [C#m] the leaders are [F#m] dismayed.
Those who put [B] their faith [C#] in fire [D] and fire the faith [E] shall be [F#m] repaid.
[B] Oh God, the pride of [D] man broken [E] in the [F#m] dust again.
[B] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ Turn around, [B] go [A] back [D] down, back the [E] way you came.
[F#m] Shout a [B] warning to the [D] nations that the [C#m] sword of God is [F#m] raised on Babylon,
[B] that mighty [A] city [D] rich in treasure, [E] wide in fame.
[F#m] It [B] shall cause thy [D] tower to fall and make of thee [E] a [F#m] choir of flame.
_ _ Oh [B] God, the pride of [D] man broken [E] in [F#m] the dust again. _
_ Oh thou that dwell [B] on many [D] waters, rich in [E] treasure, wide in [F#m] fame.
Bow [B] unto a God of [D] gold, thy pride of [E] might shall [F#m] be thy shame.
_ _ [B] Oh God, the pride [D] of man broken in [F#m] the dust again.
_ [B] _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ [E] _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
And only [B] God can lead the [D] people back [E] into the [F#m] earth again.
_ Thy holy mountain [B] be restored, [D] thy mercy on [C#m] thy [F#m] people, _ [B] Lord. _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _