| Growin' u p, | you don't see the writin' on the | wall. | |
5 5 5 -4 4 6 6 6 5 -5 -5 -5 4 4
| Passin' b y, | movin' straight ahead you knew it | all. |
RRr 6 -6 -7 7 -7 6 6 5 -6 6 6 6 -6 -7
| But maybe | sometime if you | feel the pain, you'll find you're |
7 -7 6 5 6 -6 6 6
| all alone - ev'ry | thing has changed. |
5 5 5 -4 4 6 6 6 5 -5 -5 -5 6 5 RRRR
| Play the game, | you know you can't quit until it's | won. | |
5 5 5 -4 4 6 6 6 5 -5 -5 -5 4 4
| Soldier o n, | only you can do what must be | done. |
RRr 6 -6 -7 7 -7 6 6 5 -6 6 6 6 -6 -7
| You know in | some ways you're a lo | t like me. You're just a |
7 -7 6 6 7 7 7 7 -8 R
| prisoner and you're | tryn' to break free. |
CHORUS: (switch to a "B" harp)
-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -4 r 4 -3 4 -3 4 -4 -4
| I can see a new horizon | underneath the blazin' sky. |
r -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -4 -8 7 -7 6 -6
| I'll be where the eagle's flyin' | higher and higher. |
r -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -4 4 -3 4 -3 4 -4 -4
| Gonna be your man in motion - | all I need is pair of wheels. |
r -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -4 -8 7 -7 6 -6
| Take me where my future's lyin', | St. Elmo's Fire. |
(4 measure rest) (grab your "A" harp again...)
5 5 5 -4 4 6 6 6 5 -5 -5 -5 6 5 RRRR
| Burnin' u p. | Don't know just how far that I can | go. | |
5 5 5 -4 4 6 6 6 5 -5 -5 -5 4 4
| Soon be home, | only just a few miles down the | road. |
RRr 6 6 -7 7 -7 6 6 5 -6 6 6 6 -6 -7
| Uh, I can | make it (ah ah) - I | know I can. You broke the |
7 -7 6 6 7 7 7 7 -8 R
| boy in me but you | won't break the man. |
CHORUS: (switch time again - get the "B" harp)
-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -4 r 4 -3 4 -3 4 -4 -4
| I can see a new horizon | underneath the blazin' sky. |
r -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -4 -8 7 -7 6 -6
| I'll be where the eagle's flyin' | higher and higher. |
r -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -4 4 -3 4 -3 4 -4 -4
| Gonna be your man in motion - | all I need is pair of wheels. |
r -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -4 -8 7 -7 6 -6
| Take me where my future's lyin', | St. Elmo's Fire. |
r -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -4 R 4 -3 4 -4 -4
| I can climb the highest mountain, | cross the wildest sea. |
r -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -8 7 -7 6 -6 RR 6 -7 7N -8
| I can feel St. Elmo's Fire | burnin' in m e. | Burnin' in | me. |
Instrumental here (8 measures) Back to the "A" harp
Rr 6 6 6 6 6 RR Rr 6 6 -5 5 -4
| Just once in his | life, | a man has his | time. | Switch to "B" harp
Rr -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 RR Rr 6 -7 7 -8 7
| And my time is | now | - and I'm comin' | 'live. |
r -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -4 r 4 -3 4 -3 4 -4 -4
| I can hear the music playin', | I can see the banners fly. |
r -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -4 -8 7 -7 6 -6
| Feel like you're back again and hope | ridin' hi i gh. |
r -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -4 r 4 -3 -4 -3 4 -4 -4
| Gonna be your man in motion, | all I need is pair of wheels. |
r -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -4 -8 7 -7 6 -6
| Take me where my future's lyin' | St. Elmo's Fire. |
Rr -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 RR Rr 6 -7 7 -8 7
| Just once in his | life, | a man has his | time. |
r -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -4 R 4 -3 4 -4 -4
| I can climb the highest mountain, | cross the wildest sea. |
r -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -8 7 -7 6 -6
| I can feel St. Elmo's Fire | burnin' in m e. |
r -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -4 r 4 -3 4 -3 4 -4 -4
| I can climb the highest mountain, | I can cross the wildest sea. |
r -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -4 -8 7 -7 6 -6
| I can feel St. Elmo's Fire | burnin' in m e. |
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