Beyond The Illusion ukulele

Beyond The Illusion

• Intro

Intro
Em


Verse 1
Em              D              G
They hardly got paid for their labours
    Em          D          G
And mostly they didn’t get by
Em           D           G          C
A need to survive barely kept them alive
     G                             D
But a dream that they had wouldn’t die

Verse 2
  Em           D          G
A dream that a life worth living
   Em           D          G
If they had the courage to go
     Em            D          G        C
Was theirs for the taking and everyone said
         G                     D
There’s a heaven beyond the rainbow

Chorus
    Em          C           G      D
And out there beyond that illusion
       Em             C              G       D
With a fair wind they might just get through
Em           D          G          C
Maybe they’d find their heaven on earth
   G           D                Em
Or hell if the dream don’t come true


Break
Em


Verse 3
Em            D          G
Then came the men with a promise
     Em          D        G
of a better life over the sea
    Em           D            G          C
The way would be tough but if you paid enough
     G                       D
With God’s will you would be free

Verse 4
Em      D             G
Free to bring up your children
     Em           D          G
In a land with no trouble or strife
    Em          D          G         C
And not have to suffer the way it is now
     G                     D
With life on the edge of a knife

Chorus
    Em          C           G      D
And out there beyond that illusion
       Em             C              G       D
With a fair wind you might just get through
Em          D         G         C
Maybe you’d find your heaven on earth
   G           D                Em
Or hell if the dream don’t come true

Bridge
    D             C         Am             Em           G           D
And while they survive, the dream’s still alive for the world’s refugees
D               C            Am      Em              G       D
But braving the road to a far better life comes with no guarantees


Instrumental break
Bm Em C G D Em C G
D Em D G C G D Em


Verse 5
Em             D           G
Then comes the point of decision
   Em          D           G
To leave or to die in that place
Em           D        G            C
They have no voice so they have no choice
           G                        D
Though they might disappear without trace

Verse 6
    Em          D        G
But off they go into the darkness
        Em             D            G
Not the first and they won’t be the last
Em               D          G         C
Down through the ages that history’s pages
G                              D
Are lessons unlearned from the past

Chorus
    Em         C          G         D
And out there beyond that illusion
      Em         C                  G       D
With a fair wind they might just get through
Em           D          G         C
Maybe they’d find their heaven on earth
   G           D                Em   Bm
Or hell if the dream don’t come true

    C                      G        D
And out there beyond that illusion
Em              C           G       D
Straining their eyes in the black
Em         D       G         C
It must be worth a heaven on earth
         G                        Em
To press on ‘cos there’s no going back

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