Biography:
Mike Oldfield (born Michael Gordon Oldfield, 15 May 1953, Reading, Berkshire, England) is largely known for Tubular Bells, his groundbreaking album from 1973, the success of which also bankrolled Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Records, for which Tubular Bells was the inaugural release. However, his musical career has spread over more than 40 years encompassing a range of styles, with varying amounts of success. According to the Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock, his style is labeled as Oldfield Progressive.
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Other songs:
- Enigmatism
- Nuclear
- The Exorcist - Tuburlar Bells
- Blue Night
- Castaway
- Chariots
- Crime Of Passion
- Crystal Gazing
- Dreaming In The Wind
- Far Country
- Following The Angels
- Foreign Affair
- Holy
- I Give Myself Away
- I Got Rhythm
- In Dulci Jubilo
- In High Places
- In The Beginning
- Innocent
- Into Wonderland
- Islands
- Man In The Rain
- Man On The Rocks
- Minutes
- Moonlight Shadow
- Moonshine
- North Point
- Pictures In The Dark
- Poison Arrows
- Runaway Son
- Sailing
- Saved By A Bell
- Shadow On The Wall
- To Be Free
- To France
- Trick Of The Light
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Key: Bm
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Bm E A
Taking on water, sailing a restless sea
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from a memory, a fan - ta - sy
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The wind carries into white water
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far from the islands don't you know you're
[Chorus 1]
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ne - ver going to get to France
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Mary Queen of chance, will they find you?
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Ne - ver going to get to France
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Could a new romance ever bind you?
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[Verse 2]
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Walking on foreign ground, like a shadow
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Roaming in far off ter - ri - to - ry
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Over your shoulder stories unfold
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you're searching for sanc-tu-a-ry, you know you're
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ne - ver going to get to France
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Mary Queen of chance, will they find you?
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Ne - ver going to get to France
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Could a new romance ever bind you?
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I see a picture
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By the lamp's flicker
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Isn't it strange how
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Dreams fade and shimmer?
[Chorus 3]
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Ne - ver going to get to France
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Mary Queen of chance, will they find you?
F#m E G# F#m D
Ne - ver going to get to France
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Could a new romance ever bind you?
[Instrumental 2]
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Bm D A Bm F#m Bm C#m D E
[Prechorus 2]
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I see a picture
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By the lamp's flicker
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Isn't it strange how
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Dreams fade and shimmer?
[Chorus 4]
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Ne - ver going to get to France
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Mary Queen of chance, will they find you?
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Ne - ver going to get to France
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Could a new romance ever bind you?
[Outro]
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get to France Ne-ver going to
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get to France Ne-ver going to
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[Intro]
Bm D C# Bm A Bm A Bm
[Verse 1]
Bm E A
Taking on water, sailing a restless sea
F# Bm C#m D E Bm
from a memory, a fan - ta - sy
E
The wind carries into white water
A F#m Bm C#m D E
far from the islands don't you know you're
[Chorus 1]
F#m E G# F#m D
ne - ver going to get to France
E F#m
Mary Queen of chance, will they find you?
F#m E G# F#m D
Ne - ver going to get to France
E F#
Could a new romance ever bind you?
[Instrumental 1]
Bm D A Bm A Bm C#m D E
[Verse 2]
Bm E
Walking on foreign ground, like a shadow
A F#m Bm C#m D E
Roaming in far off ter - ri - to - ry
Bm
Over your shoulder stories unfold
E A F#m Bm C#m D E
you're searching for sanc-tu-a-ry, you know you're
[Chorus 2]
F#m E G# F#m D
ne - ver going to get to France
E F#m
Mary Queen of chance, will they find you?
F#m E G# F#m D
Ne - ver going to get to France
E F#
Could a new romance ever bind you?
[Prechorus 1]
D9 D C#
I see a picture
D E
By the lamp's flicker
D9 D C#
Isn't it strange how
D E
Dreams fade and shimmer?
[Chorus 3]
F#m E G# F#m D
Ne - ver going to get to France
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Mary Queen of chance, will they find you?
F#m E G# F#m D
Ne - ver going to get to France
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Could a new romance ever bind you?
[Instrumental 2]
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[Prechorus 2]
D9 D C#
I see a picture
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By the lamp's flicker
D9 D C#
Isn't it strange how
D E
Dreams fade and shimmer?
[Chorus 4]
F#m E G# F#m D
Ne - ver going to get to France
E F#m
Mary Queen of chance, will they find you?
F#m E G# F#m D
Ne - ver going to get to France
E F#
Could a new romance ever bind you?
[Outro]
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Ne-ver going to
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get to France Ne-ver going to
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{Instrumental}
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Ne-ver going to
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get to France Ne-ver going to
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Ne-ver going to
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get to France Ne-ver going to
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