The Mirror of the Soul Chris de Burgh
Intro: Bm G Bm G Bm F# Bm F# Bm F# Bm
[Bm]Bro[F#m]ther[Bm], there's a man at the gate, he has something in his hand,
[G]He says it fell down from the sky, should I let him in?
[Bm]Maybe it's an omen, maybe it will take away our sin, our sin.....
[Bm]'Ti[F#m]s a [Bm]diamond that he has, the biggest one I've ever seen,
[G]And when he holds it in his hand, it's shining like the sun,
[A]He says it's from another world, he calls it the mirror of the soul,
[D]We[Bm] mu[G]st[A] p[D]la[Bm]ce [G]it[A] on the altar high, send the Devil to the fire,
[E]Po[D]we[A]r [G]ov[G]er[A] m[Bm]en we'll have when they see it shine, when they see it shine,
[Bm]Bro[F#m]ther[Bm], fetch the Abbot now, tell him of this wondrous thing,
[G]Tell him that we'll have control of all the riches it will bring,
[Bm]When people come to see it, for money we will purify their souls, their souls,
[Bm]Wit[F#m]h my[Bm] knife I'll kill this man, I'll send him to the Promised Land,
[G]An[A]d when we take the diamond, we will have the future in our hands, in our hands,
[D]Wh[Bm]en [G]we[A] p[D]la[Bm]ce [G]it[A] on the altar high, send the Devil to the fire,
[Em]Pow[D]er[A] o[G]ve[G]r [A]me[D]n [Bm]we'[G]ll[A] h[D]av[Bm]e w[G]he[A]n [D]they see it shine, when they see it shine!
[Bm]
[Bm]Tha[D]t'[A]s [G]how it started, that whole new religion, and people everywhere,
[G]Ha[D]d [Em]to [F#]give up all their possessions at the Abb St. Pierre,
[Bm]But[D] w[A]it[E]h their gold they could buy a redemption, and the promise of eternal life,
[G]An[D]d [A]the centre of it all was a diamond divine,
[D]It[Bm] wa[G]s [A]up[D] t[Bm]her[G]e [A]on the altar high but for the monks it would not shine,
[Em]So [D]wi[A]th[G] s[A]ub[Bm]terfuge they used the light of the sun, fooling everyone,
[Bm]It [D]wa[A]s [G]late at night when a young boy was in there with his friends,
[G]An[D]d [Em]the[F#]y dared him up to the altar, to touch the famous gem,
[Bm]And[D] w[A]he[E]n he did, the whole place exploded with a great and wonderful light,
[G]An[D]d [A]the people came from everywhere to see,
[D]Wh[G]en[A] h[D]e [G]to[A]ok it from the altar high, everyone could make it shine,
[Em]Exc[D]ep[A]t [G]the Abbot and his men, for them, no light,
[A]Th[D]ey[Bm] co[G]ul[A]d [D]no[Bm]t m[G]ak[A]e [Em]it [D]sh[A]in[G]e.[A] [D]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[F]An[C]d [F]in[Bb] th[Dm]e e[Gm]nd, many heard the brothers, making confession of the,
[Bb]Thi[C]ngs they had done,
[F]An[C]d [F]th[Bb]e A[F]bbot led that sad procession, as they went through the,
[C]Ga[Bb]te [C]pa[F]st the place where it had begun
[C]An[Dm]d a[Bb]ll [C]th[Bb]eir dreams of glory, all their schemes and stories,
[F]Wo[Gm]uld[C] come to nothing after all,
[Dm]Bec[Bb]aus[Am]e a[Bb] power greater from the world's creator,
[F]Ga[C]ve[Dm] us[Bb] love to light the mirror of the soul,
[F]On[C]ly[F] love can light the mirror of the soul,
[F]Al[C]l [F]th[Bb]rou[F]gh[Gm] the world, there are many others, who always follow
[Bb]Eve[C]rything they are told,
[F]By[C] m[F]en[Bb] wi[F]th[C] rules and regulations, using old superstitions and
[Bb]Tal[C]es[F] to assume control,
[C]Bu[Dm]t a[Bb]ll [C]th[Bb]eir dreams of glory, all their schemes and stories,
[F]Wi[Gm]ll [C]come to nothing after all,
[Dm]Bec[Bb]aus[Am]e a[Bb] power greater from the world's creator,
[F]Ga[C]ve[Dm] us[Bb] love to light the mirror of the soul,
[F]On[C]ly[F] l[Dm]ove[Bb] ca[C]n [Bb]light the mirror of the soul,
[F]Th[Gm]ey [C]come to nothing after all,
[Dm]Bec[Bb]aus[Am]e a[Bb] power greater from the world's creator,
[F]Ga[C]ve[Dm] us[Bb] love to light the mirror of the soul,
[F]On[C]ly[F] love can light the mirror of the soul.
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