Chris de Burgh - Shine On From the albums: Power of Ten (1992) and Beautiful Dreams (1995) Comment for any corrections and please rate The chords I wrote here match the song Shine On from the album Beautiful Dreams, Though they can also be played along the original from the album Power of Ten. Verse 1: F I was looking at a photograph, D Gm Taken in a garden long before the war, Bbm And out on the lawn, F Am Dm There were old men and dogs and little children, Gm F C All of them gone.. forever Verse 2: F There were people by the waterside, D Gm Standing in the same place where I am today, Bbm Nothing has changed, F Am Dm But you know, that time is moving like a river, Gm F C It can only be love.. forever Pre-Chorus: Bb C Bb C Aaaah Aaaah Ooooh Ooooh Chorus: F C Dm F We shine on, brighter than the sun, Bb F Gm C Live for every moment, before the moment's gone, F C Dm F We shine on, you and me tonight, Bb F Way across the universe, Gm C F Cb Burning like a fire in the night Verse 3: F There are those who can never cross, D Gm The space between a father and a son, Bbm When they are young, F Am Dm We must say all the words that should be spoken, Bb F C Before they are lost.. forever Verse 4: F And I was looking at a photograph, D Gm Taken from a window way above the world, Bbm We've got to learn, F Am Dm We must leave here a garden for our children, Gm F C When we are gone.. forever Pre-Chorus: Bb C Bb C Aaaah Aaaah Ooooh Ooooh Chorus: F C Dm F We shine on, brighter than the sun, Bb F Gm C Live for every moment, before the moment's gone, F C Dm F We shine on, you and me tonight, Bb F Way across the universe, Gm C F Cm Burning like a fire in the night F C Cm Shine on... F C Dm F Leave here a garden for the children, Bb FGm C Leave here a new world, Oooh Bb C Bb In the night, in the night C F Burning like a fire in the night... Here are the number of counts for every chord to make it easier for you. This will help you a lot if you want to play this song on piano, But pay attention to some chords like the (F-4) in the verses is played in 2 different keys, one low and one higher key. Bpm = 80.52 total: 296 counts = 37 parts of 8 counts. Verses: (F-6) (D-2) (Gm-4) (Bbm-4) (F-2) (Am-2) (Dm-4) (Gm-2) (F-4) (C-2) Pre-Chorus: (Bb-4) (C-4) (Bb-4) (C-4) First Chorus: (F-2) (C-2) (Dm-2) (F-2) (Bb-2) (F-2) (Gm-2) (C-2) (F-2) (C-2) (Dm-2) (F-2) (Bb-2) (F-2) (Gm-2) (C-2) (F-6) (C-2) (Bb-4) (C-4) Second Chorus + Ending: (F-2) (C-2) (Dm-2) (F-2) (Bb-2) (F-2) (Gm-2) (C-2) (F-2) (C-2) (Dm-2) (F-2) (Bb-2) (F-2) (Gm-2) (C-2) (F-2) (C-2) (Dm-2) (F-2) (Bb-2) (F-2) (Gm-2) (C-2) (F-2) (C-2) (Dm-2) (F-2) (Bb-2) (F-2) (Gm-2) (C-2) (Bb-4) (C-4) (Bb-6) (C-2) (F-8) You can fade out here