The Leader Trilogy
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Capo 5
Intro: Am F Em F G Am Em7 F
Am F
I looked to the North, and I turned to the West,
Em F
For a sign, a light in the sky,
G Am Em7 F
Oh, the message is clear, that the time is near,
Am Em F
For a leader to come again
Am F
A circle of stones on the head of a hill,
Em C Em F
Tonight is where it will be,
G Am Em F
In this desolate place, we all stand and wait,
Am Em F
For a leader to come again
Am Em F
Yes a leader will come again,
G Am Am Am G Am
For it is written,
Am G Am
That a leader will be here,
G Am Am Am G Am
And then a vision,
F
Left me blinded by the light,
G Am
And it started right in front of my eyes...
PART THE 2nd: 'The Vision'
Intro: Am
G Am
And I saw a burning chariot,
F Em F
And the four horsemen of the apocalypse, waiting on high,
C G C
And I heard the thunder rolling in,
Em F - Bb - Am
And behold our leader on a pale horse, riding in the sky
Yeah yeah yeh
C G Am
And I saw this land a battlefield,
F Em F
With a hundred thousand men, fighting hand to hand,
C G C
And I heard the sounds of victory,
Em F G
And the rivers ran red with the blood of our enemies, and I____
C F
I saw fire (fire), from the sky,
C F C G
I saw fire (fire), and I saw paradise, (paradise,)
C
Fire (fire), from the sun, I saw fire,
F E D C Bm C Am
And I saw Alpha and O--mega ha-ha-ha-ha
Lead Break: G Am G Am G F C G Am F Em F C G C Em F G
C
Fire,
F C G
I saw fire, and I saw paradise, (paradise,)
Fire, I saw fire...
OUTRO: Lead Break
PART THE 3rd: 'What About Me?'
Intro: Am Em G C
Em D Em
I am left in the night, trembling with fear,
C Em ? C
I have seen to the future, and the future is here,
Em G D Em
Our leader will bring victory, but our land is in flames,
Am G F B
And as the final sounds of battle disappear, I had to say...
N.C. C D Em D Em E
What about me, and you, and the ones that we love,
D C Em G D Em
What about me, and you, and the ones that we love,
Well what about us?
How to play The Leader Trilogy
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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.