Quicksilver Messenger Service - Pride of Man
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Am D F E
Turn around, Go back down, Back the way you came,
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Can't you see that flash of fire ten times brighter than the day?
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and behold in mighty city broken in the dust again,
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Oh God, Pride of Man, broken in the dust again
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Turn around, Go back down, Back the way you came
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Babylon is laid to waste, Egypt's buried in her shame,
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The mighty men are all beaten down, their kings are fallen in the waste,
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Oh God, Pride of Man, broken in the dust again.
Am D F E
Turn around, Go back down, Back the way you came,
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Terror is on every side, lo our leaders are dismayed.
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For those who place their faith in fire, in fire their faith shall be repaid,
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Oh God, Pride of Man, broken in the dust again.
Am D F E
Turn around, Go back down, Back the way you came,
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And shout a warning to the nation that the sword of God is raised.
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Against, Babylon, that mighty city, rich in treasures, wide in fame,
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Oh God, Pride of Man, broken in the dust again. Guitar solo
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The meek shall cause your tower to fall, make of you a pyre of flame,
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Oh you who dwell on many waters, rich in treasures, wide in fame.
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You bow unto your God of gold, your pride of might shall be your shame,
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For only God can lead His people back unto the Earth again.
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Oh God, Pride of Man, broken in the dust again.
Am D G F
That Holy mountain be restored, and must see you that people, that people,
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