Procol Harum - Shine On Brightly

      
 
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 # "Shine On Brightly"
 # (Gary Brooker - Keith Reid)
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 # Bb Eb/Bb Bb Ab Db/Ab Ab (2X)
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 Ab  C7 
 v v v v

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 (My prussian...)
 
 Verse 1:
 
 C7           F     A7       Dm   
 My Prussian-blue electric clock's
 C7           F        A7       Dm 
 Alarm bell rings, it will not stop
           Gm      F      Bb  
 And I can see no end in sight
                       F       Gm  
 And search in vain by  candlelight
      Cm                 F/A         
 For some long road that goes nowhere
     D7/F#                      Gm  
 For some signpost that is not there
 
 Chorus 1 (guitar plays each chorus as per intro):
 
     Bb Eb/Bb Bb   Ab Db/Ab Ab  
 And  e..ven my befuddled brain
    Bb Eb/Bb Bb        Ab  Db/Ab Ab 
 Is shining brightly, quite insane
 
 Verse 2:
 
 The chandelier is in full swing
 As gifts for me the three kings bring
 Of myrrh and frankincense, I'm told
 And fat old Buddhas carved in gold
 And though it seems they smile with glee
 I know in truth they envy me
 
 Chorus 2:
 
 And watch as my befuddled brain
 Shines on brightly quite insane
 
 Instrumental break:
 
 (organ solo as per verse chords from "see no end..." onward)
 
 (repeat intro)
 
 Verse 3:
 
 Above all else, confusion reigns
 And though I ask, no one explains
 My eunuch friend has been and gone
 He said that I must soldier on
 And though the ferris wheel spins 'round
 My tongue it seems has run the ground
 
 Chorus 3:
 
 And croaks as my befuddled brain
 Shines on brightly, quite insane
 
 Coda (repeat chorus chord progression to fade):
 
 Shine on
 Ha! Shine on
 Ha! Shine on
 
 
 -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers