Marillion – Sierra Leone (Guitar)

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[i Chance In A Million]
E                                   Bm
I found this object deep below the ground

E                                  Bm
Chance in a million under rubbish town

E                                       Bm
Where little barefoot children scratch around

E                                    Bm
Fishing for treasure in the broken glass
Cmaj7 Bm Cmaj7 Bm
Cmaj7           Bm
Dug around for years

Cmaj7                Bm
In darkness and in sweat

Cmaj7           Bm         Cmaj7        B
Finding nothing yet until today, until today

Cmaj7                   Bm
A billion years of waiting

Cmaj7           Bm
For me to come along

Cmaj7           Bm              Cmaj7
Bigger than my hand, how can this be?

        B
Now I’m free

        Am
But I won’t sell this diamond

   Cm
I won’t sell this diamond
[ii The White Sand]
                G        Cmaj7
I’m sleeping in the white sand

                G       Cmaj7
I’m sleeping in the white sand

                Am         D             Am     D
I’m dreaming in the white sand of Sierra Leone

                G       Cmaj7
I’m sleeping in the white sand

                G       Cmaj7
I’m dreaming in the white sand

                Am         D            Am      D
I’m dreaming in the white sand of Sierra Leone
Of Sierra Leone [iii The Diamond] Em Am Em Am
   Em
I won’t sell this diamond

   Am
I won’t sell this diamond

                D
I know she could give me incalculable riches

                  Am
Everything I ever wanted

             D
All that men desire

             Am
I don’t need that now

      Em
I won’t sell this diamond

                D
Though I have no need for it

             C
Except to be me

            G
To do as I please

        Am
I will hide this diamond

                        Em
And I’ll never be the same again

                D
Finally I’m free

                C
To have my own mind

                        G
For the first time in my life
Am Em Bm D D/C
        Bm      D
Walking free in Freetown

        D/C             G
Walking free, walking free

        D       D/C
In Freetown, in Freetown

        Bm
Walking free
G Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
G             Cmaj7           Em         Cmaj7
Dozing in the sunset like the haze on the road

Am             D
Shimmering my head

Am             D
Shimmering my head
[iv The Blue Warm Air] Am Fmaj7 G
D
Hold her to my eye

Am
Starin’ at the sky

Fmaj7                           G
See the colours split and light divide

D
She sends me into dreams

Am
A fire she has inside

Fmaj7
Indigo and green

             G
Shot through with laser beams

D
And visions too

Fmaj7
Sparkle in the blue warm air

G
Sparkle in the blue warm air

Fmaj7
Sparkle in the blue warm air

G
Sparkle in the blue Sierra Leone
[SOLO]: Fmaj7 G Am Em
Fmaj7           G           D
Sparkle in the blue warm air

Dm              G       Am      Em
Sparkle in the blue warm air

Fmaj7           G          D
Sparkle in the blue warm air
[v More Than Treasure] Am Dm
Am
I won’t… sell this diamond
I won’t
Fmaj7
This is more than treasure

G                         Em
This is more than treasure

Fmaj7
This is more than treasure

         Am
This was sent to me from God

Em
This is more than treasure

Gm
This is more than treasure

         Dm
This was sent to me from God
[SOLO]: Fmaj7 G Em Fmaj7 Am Em Gm Dm Fm C Fm
C
Dreaming in the white sand

        Fm
Dreaming in the white sand

C
Dreaming in the white sand

        Fm
Dreaming in the white sand

C                         Fm
Dreaming in the white sand

        C               Fm
Bathing in the laughter of children

     C             Fm   C  Fm
Who dance into the sea

                        C
Dreaming in the white sand