Chris De Burgh - Shine On Chords

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 C Bb C
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,
Gm 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 C Dm F Bb F Gm C
Burning like a fire in the night

F C Dm F Bb F Gm C
Shine on...
F C Dm F
Leave here a garden for the children,
Bb F Gm 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