Anthem Deep Purple
Anthem
(Lord/Evans)
From "The Book of Taliesyn"; 1968
[Am]When the ni[Am]ght winds softly b[D]low t[E]hrough my open[Am] window[C] [F]
[Dm]the[E]n I start to remem[Am]ber [C] [F]the gi[Dm]rl that [E7]brought me joy
[Am]Now the nig[Am]ht winds softly b[D]low s[E]adness to tomo[Am]rrow[C] [F]
b[Dm]rin[E]ging tears to eyes so tir[Am]ed[C] [F]
Eye[Dm]s I thought c[E7]ould cry no more[E7]
Chorus:
A Cm# F# F#(or E) D
If the day would only come then you might just appear
even th[Cm#]ough you'd soon be g[Bm]one when [G]I reached out my[D] hand
If I could [A]see you [E](ooohh [D]ooooh)[E]
If only I c[A]ould see[E] you oo[D]ooh ooo[E]oh
To see if you [A]are laughing[D] or c[Cm#]rying[F#]
[A]When the night w[D]ind[A]s [Bm] s[E]oftly[A] blow[Am] [Dm] [E]
[Am]In my da[Am]rk and whi[D]spering room M[E]emories still brin[Am]g me [C] [F]
[Dm]a n[E]umbness to my feel[Am]ings [C] [F] Take[Dm] my hand[E7] and brush my brow
[Am]In the [Am]warm and[D] fevered [E]dark Heart is madly bea[Am]ting[C] [F]
My [Dm]cra[E]zy thoughts are burn[Am]ing[C] [F]
When the[Dm] night winds sof[E7]tly blo[E7]w
Chorus:
A Cm# F# F# (or E) D
If the day would only come then you might just appear
even th[Cm#]ough you'd soon be g[Bm]one when [G]I reached out my[D] hand
If I could [A]see you [E](ooohh [D]ooooh)[E]
If only I c[A]ould see[E] you oo[D]ooh ooo[E]oh
To see if you [A]are laughing[D] or c[Cm#]rying[F#]
[A]When the night w[D]ind[A]s [Bm] s[E]oftly[A] blow[Am] [Dm] [E]
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