Uriah Heep - Lady in Black

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[Verse 1]
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she came to me one morning, 
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one lonely sunday morning,
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her long hair flowing 
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in the mid-winter wind.
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i know not how she found me, 
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for in darkness i was walking,
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and destruction lay around me 
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from a fight i could not win.

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ahahaa ahaahah, ahahaa ahahaha 

[Verse 2]
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she asked me name my enemy.  
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i said the need within some men
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to fight and kill their brothers 
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without thought of love or god.
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and i begged her give me horses 
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to trample down my enemies,
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so eager was my passion 
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to devour this waste of life.

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ahahaa ahaahah, ahahaa ahahaha 

[Verse 3]
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but she would not think of battle 
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that reduces men to animals,
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so easy to begin and yet 
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impossible to end.
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for she the mother of all men 
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had counseled me so wisely that
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i feared to walk alone again 
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and asked if she would stay.

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ahahaa ahaahah, ahahaa ahahaha 

[Verse 4]
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"oh lady lend your hand," i cried, 
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"oh let me rest here at your side."
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"have faith and trust in peace," she said 
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and filled my heart with life.
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"there is no strength in numbers.  
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have no such misconceptions.
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but when you need me be assured 
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i won't be far away."

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ahahaa ahaahah, ahahaa ahahaha 

[Verse 5]
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thus having spoke she turned away 
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and though i found no words to say
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i stood and watched until i saw 
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her black cloak disappear.
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my labor is no easier, 
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but now i know i'm not alone.
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i find new heart each time i think 
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upon that windy day.
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and if one day she comes to you 
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drink deeply from her words so wise.
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take courage from her as your prize 
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and say hello for me.

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ahahaa ahaahah, ahahaa ahahaha 
Am     G        Am     G     Am
ahahaa ahaahah, ahahaa ahahaha 
Am     G        Am     G     Am
ahahaa ahaahah, ahahaa ahahaha 
Am     G        Am     G     Am
ahahaa ahaahah, ahahaa ahahaha