Eli's Song

Words & Music by Jack Williams
sung by John Denver
from Spirit (1976)


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Born in the month of June 
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No silver spoon to help you out
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Your mother had you nat’rally,
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Nat’rally is the way you came out
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You know your own mind
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and you show it to me
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Give me the high sign
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When you want to be free
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And open up your eyes 
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To the wonder that you see
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See the airplane fly
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See the trees rush by
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Be brave and strong when you hurt yourself
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And don’t you have a worry in the world.
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For the love that’s been given you 
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is the one thing time can’t erase
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and ev’ry day it’s growin’
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like the knowin’ smile upon your face
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You’re startin’ out strong
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you get a kick out of life
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you like to sing song
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be in the spotlight
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And when ev’rybody’s watchin’ you
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you shine so bright
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See the airplane fly
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See the trees rush by
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Be brave and strong when you hurt yourself
     Dm7              G		   C
And don’t you have a worry in the world.

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Am	 C7+/G  F  C
You know your own mind
	  F        C	
and you show it to me
Am	     F    C
Give me the high sign
	  Dm7         G
When you want to be free
    DM/	       C
And open up my eyes 
           Am     Em      F       
like your mother did for me.
	Em/G       C
See the airplane fly
	  Dm7	    G
See the trees rush by
Dm7		Em	      F	       C
Be brave and strong when you hurt yourself
     Dm7              G		   C 
And don’t you have a worry in the world.
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don’t you have a worry in the world.

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