Chords for Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day-Jethro Tull

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[Eb] _ _ Meanwhile [Gm] back in [C] the year one When [Eb] you [C] belonged to no one
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You didn't [Cm] stand a chance, son _ [Eb] If your plans were [F] unwon
Cause you were [Bbm] bred [F] for [Bb] humanity _ [F] And souls for [Bb] society
_ [F] One day you'll wake up in [Bb] the present day
[Eb] A million generations [Bbm] removed from expectations [F] Of being [Bb] who you really [C] want to be
_ [Bb] [F] Skating away, skating away, skating [Bbm] away On the thin ice of [Eb] a new day
[Bb] Hey, _ [F] hey, hey, hey, hey [Bb] _
So as you push off [F] from the shore
Won't you turn your [C] head once more _ And make your [F] peace with everyone
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those who choose to [F] stay Who will [Bb] live just one [C] more day
To do the [F] things they should have done _ _ [Bb] And as you cross the wilderness
[C] Spending in your rent And as [F] you feel you have to pray
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Looking for a sign that [Ab] the [Eb] universe of minds [F] Has written [Bb] you into the [C] passion play
_ [F] Skating away, _ skating away, skating [Bbm] away On the thin ice of a [Eb] new day
Hey, hey, [Bb] hey, hey, hey _ _ [F] _ And [Bb] _
as you cross the [F] circle line
When the asphalt reads [C] behind You're a rabbit on [F] the run
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And still the [F] splendors fly In the [C] corner of your eye
Shining in the [F] setting sun Well [Bb] do you ever get the feeling
That [C] the story's too damn real And [F] in the present tense
_ _ _ _ [Bb] All that everybody's on the [Ab] stage [Eb] And it seems like [Bb] you're the [F] only
Person [Bb] sitting in the [C] audience
_ [F] Skating away, _ skating away, skating [Bb] away On the thin [Eb] ice of a new day
Hey, hey, [Bb] hey, hey, hey _ [F] _ _ _ Skating away, _ skating away, _ [Bb] skating away
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