Mandalay Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][E]

[Verse 1]
[B]I traced the footsteps through the
multi- colored avenues
That wind their way down to the [A]sea
[B]I see the birds that fly beneath
the darkened sky
They are the messengers of [Abm]dreams

[Verse 2]
[D]Mandalay, now I know what
[C]you tried [D]to be
Mandalay, now I wish you were
[C]here [D]with me
[C][D]

[Verse 3]
[Em]
Pages [D]filled with [G]science [A]fiction
[G]Wit[A]hou[Em]t fear of[D]
[G]contra[A]diction[Bm][A]
[B]Walking through the fields of evergreen
I see you turn and [A]walk away
[B]And from the east there comes a breeze
That floats up high into [Abm]the blue

[Verse 4]
[D]
Mandalay, now I know what you
[C]tried [D]to be[C][D]
Mandalay, now I wish you were
[C]here [D]with me
[C][D]

[Verse 5]
[Em]
[D]The sound of [G]retribu[A]tion[G][A][Em]
In total [G]disil[A]lusion,
[Bm]Mand[B]alay

[Interlude 1]
[C][A][B][C][A][B]

[Verse 6]
[D]Mandalay, now I know what
[C]you tried [D]to be[C][D]
Mandalay, now I wish you were
[C]here [D]with me
[C][D]

[Verse 7]
[Em]
Amid[D]st the [G]confu[A]sion[Bm][A][Em]
The only [G]con[A]clusion
[Bm]Mand[B]alay

[Verse 8]
of the misty eyes
Have gazed into the coming
[A]dawn[B]
The leaves that turn to gold
and brown
I've watched them falling
to [Abm]the ground

[Verse 9]
[D]Mandalay, now I know what
[C]you tried [D]to be[C][D]
Mandalay, now I wish you were [C]here [D]with

[Outro 1]
me
[C][D][B][C][A][B][C][A][B][C]
[A][B][C][A][B]