Sea Of Pain

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Sea of Pain
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Written by Paddy Stratton, appears on the "Too Drunk In Public" OTF CD.

Trans. by Keith Dunnett, (keith@surf-zone.co.uk or keithdunnett@yahoo.com)

From the version played by Simon Friend on the Levellers' 1998 fan club disk, 
"Too Drunk In Public".

Notes: 
 To get this in the key of G# as per the recording, use a capo 1st fret
 This sounds amazing on a 12-string guitar
 I have left the intro as I do not tab but it's easy by ear
 C/B is C with a B root i.e. x22010


    D		G		  C    D   G
Well the wise man sees, and the poor man cries
   D	    G		    C		 C/B	   Am
And the rest of us, well we live our million lives
D		   G	    C		  D	 Em
You could be a joker, you might be a saint
     C	 G		   C		G
Well I don't know, I'm the one that ain't
    D 	    G			     C	D	   G
Now Peter was a good man, some say better than the rest
D		    G			  C		 C/B  Am
And I'm sure no weak man for he passed his acid test
   D		 G		  C    D	 Em
But his eyes still see, and the poor still cry

C    G		     C     G
Lord knows, well I'm a-wondering

You might be the rich man, with the poor man at his gate
You could feel so ordered in your financial estate
But your eyes still see, and the poor still cry
Lord knows, I'm a-wonderin'

     Am		    Em	  C	    D	     G
 But don't you dare go drownin' in that sea of pain
 Am			 Em			C		 D
 Don't you take all drowning or I'll pull you out again
     Am		     Em	  C	    D      G
 An' don't you take all drownin' in that sea of pain
 C    G		     C    G
 Lord knows, well I'm a-wondering

You know the wise man sees, and the poor man cries
And the rest of us, well we live our million lies
You could be a joker, you might be a saint
Well I don't know, I'm the one that ain't

But you can be that rich man, with the poor man at his gate
You could feel so special as you fill your minds with hate
But your eyes still see, and the poor still cry
Lord knows, well I'm a-wondering

 But don't you take all drownin' in that sea of pain
 Don't you take all drowning or I'll pull you out again
 An' don't you take all drownin' in that sea of pain
 Lord knows, I'm still wondering


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