Chords for Minus Ten and Counting 07 - Pioneer's Song

[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ We sent them out to the planets, [G] to [Cm] worlds beyond [G] our own, [A] where frail men dared not
venture. _
[G] They traveled on [E] alone, _ [Am] though they be no more than _ robots, [G] to the stars [F] they
steer. _
_ _ And [Am] we wished them on [G] their [E] journey all [A] the luck [G] of a _
[Am] pioneer.
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They set their course for Jupiter, [G] the ruler of the worlds, [Am] to gain their speed from his
mighty pull [G] as from a [Em] slingshot hurled.
[Am] They stole for us his image, [G] his secrets [F] guarded _ _
dear, _ _ [Am] but gave in [G] turn a [Em] royal gift [Am] in the luck [G] of the [Am] pioneer.
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then on and out to Saturn, [G] the [Cm] ringed queen [G] of skies, [A]
and through the very [Am] rings themselves
[G] they carried our [Em] distant _ eyes.
[Am] We feared then for their safety, [G] but they could know [F] no _ fear,
_ _ and [Am] they left their name [G] on the gap [Em] they found [A] by the luck [G] of the _
[Am] pioneers.
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The sun grows dim behind them, [C] a billion [G] miles or more, the [Am] stars are rare before them, [Gm] a
glittering [Em] distant _ shore.
[Am] An age will pass before the day [Em] a strange sun draws [F] them _ near,
_ _ _ [Am] and till that day [Em] we'll raise a toast [A] to the luck [G] of the _
[Am] pioneers.
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
But should some other find them, [G] as the galaxy they roam, [Am] and study the [A] strange craft of
ours [G] and seek to learn [E] their home, why they [Am] carry our maps upon them [G] in friendship written
[F] _ _ clear.
_ _ And [Am] we give to the race [Em] that reads them [A] all the [G] luck of a [Am] pioneer.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And when men someday follow _ [G] to the places they have been, _ [Am] we'll take the paths they've
marked for us [G] and see the sights [Em] they've seen.
[Am] To _ Jupiter and Saturn, to [G] the stars [C] themselves
[F] we'll _ steer, _ _ and [Am] we pray that [G] God but grant [Em] us then [A] the [G] luck of the _ [Am] pioneer. _ _ _ _
And we pray that [G] God but [F] grant us _ then _ _ _
[A] the [G] luck of the [Am] pioneer. _ _
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