Sight And Touch
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Sight And Touch by Chris De Burgh
Am F G Am
My girl wakes in her bed of night,
F G Am
Dressed in silver and dressed in white.
F G Am
She says she's having the strangest dreams,
F G F
Of another time and century.
Am F G Am
And now she speaks of a far-off place,
F G Am
A woman and a man are in a deep embrace.
F G Am
Don't they know it's against the law,
F G F
Well it must have been before the war, long before; It was....
C G F G C
Real love and devotion - (with sight and touch),
G F G C
Real love and emotion - (with sight and touch),
G F Em Am
Real love and devotion, before the modern world, ah ah ah.
F G Am
She hears voices in her mind,
F G Am
Talking of another world lost in time,
F G Am
Before they took away the words,
F G F
That told us how we used to be, our history; Words of....
C G F G C
Real love and devotion - (with sight and touch),
G F G C
Real love and emotion - (with sight and touch),
G F Em Am
Real love and devotion, before the modern world, ah ah ah.
F G Am
And now we live in a two by four,
F G Am
Never going outside through the door.
F G Am
They're watching us on the video-line,
F G F
But we sit and wait until the night, and in the night; We have....
C G F G C
Sweet love and devotion - (with sight and touch),
G F G C
Real love and emotion - (with sight and touch),
G F Em Am
Sweet love and devotion, it’s such a modern world, ah ah ah.
C G F G C
We're never gonna be lonely - (with sight and touch),
G F G C
We're never gonna be lonely - (with sight and touch),
G F Em Am
We're never gonna be lonely in such a modern world, ah ah ah.
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.