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1. Every night I say a prayer, in the hopes that there's a heaven,
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but every day I'm more confused as the saints turn into sinners.
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All the heroes and legends I knew as a child,
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have fallen to idols of clay,
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and I feel this empty place inside, so afraid that I've lost my faith.
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Show me the way, show me the way !
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Take me tonight to the river and wash my illusions away.
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please, show me the way.
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2. And as I slowly drift to sleep, for a moment dreams are sacred,
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I close my eyes and know there’s peace in a world so filled with hatred.
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That I wake up each morning and turn on the news,
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to find we’ve so far to go,
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and I keep on hoping for a sign, so afraid that I just won’t know.
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Show me the way, show me the way !
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Bring me tonight to the mountain and take my confusion away !
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and show me the way.
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And if I see a light, should I believe ?
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Tell me, how will I know !
+ F - G - F - G - F - G + F - G - F - G + A - G - A - G
+ instrumental = CHORUS lines 1 & 2
D - G D - G
Show me the way, show me the way !
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Take me tonight to the river and wash my illusions away.
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Show me the way, show me the way !
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Give me the strength and the courage,to believe that I’ll get there someday.
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and, please, show me the way.
+ D - G - D - A
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+ Every night I say a prayer, in the hopes that there's a heaven,
(orig. = capo 4th) (Styx)
