Black Sabbath - Children of the Sea
From Black Sabbath's "Live Evil" Album 1984
NOTE: 4/4 count. Lyrics written here don't align with music,
due to space constraints.
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Ohhhhhhhhh yeah
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In the misty morning, on the edge of time
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We've lost the rising sun, the final sign
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As the misty morining, rolls away to die
Dmaj
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Reaching for the star, we blind the sky
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Yeah!
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Sail High!
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We sailed across the air before we learned to fly.
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We thought that it would never end, no.
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We'd fly above the cloud, before we learned to run, run!
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Now it seems that our world has come un-done.
Chourse
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Oh they say, that it's over. And it just, had to be. Yeah
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Yes they say that it's over. And we're lost children of the sea, ohh yeah
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Make 'em prove it! Ahhh!
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We made the mountains shake! With laughter, as we played, oh!
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Hiding in the corner of the world.
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Then we did the demon dance, lust! And never gone.
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To wear the key and lock the door!
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Chourse
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Oh they say, that it's over. Yeah! And it just, had to be. Ohh, I see
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Yes they say that it's over. That you're lost children of the sea,
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Ahhhhhh, Oh yeah Alright!
LEAD
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Uhhhhhh Ohhhhhh Yeahh!
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In the misty morning, on the end of time.
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We've lost the rising sun. It's the final sign, it's the only time.
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As the misty morning, rolls away to die,
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Reaching for the star, we blind the sky.
Chourse
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Oh they say, that it's over. And it just, had to be. Ohh, oh, oh!
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They say that it's over. That you're lost children of the sea! Yeah!
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Look out! The sky is falling down!
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Look out! Spinning around, never, never doubt.
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Look out! The sun is going black, black.
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Never, never, never coming back! Look out!
