Half Way Around The Sun

4 weeks ago by @jtsteam

Half Way Around The Sun

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Liner Notes

I don't know why I was thinking of Halley's Comet the other day, but I was, and it occurred to me that it must be close to half way around the sun by now. So here's a #ukulele #folk song about it, with a few other instruments. I'd add percussion but I have to go out... #fuc

I suppose when you only see the planet every 80 years or so, you might have a different perspective, and whatever is going on, you'll only see progress. I have decided that it is an optimistic little comet, despite everything.

Lyrics

[G][Em][C][D]
[G][C][D]

The [G]last time that I [Em]saw them it was [C]not a pretty [D]sight
[G]Fallout and [Em]scandals, and the [C]customary [D]fights
[C]Even I could [D]tell you that was [B7]not the hand of [Em]God
[C]I could barely [D]watch

They [G]sent a crew to [Em]meet me, but they [C]never made it [D]home
Now I [G]travel through the [Em]blackness, [C]decades on my [D]own
I've [C]gone as far as [D]I can go, it's [B7]time that I re[Em]turned
[C]To see what the Earthlings have [D]learned

I [C]hope it's going [G]well, and I [C]hope they're having [G]fun
I look [C]forward to my [G]visit when it's [Em]206[D]1
I [C]wonder what has [D]happened, what [G]humankind has [Em]done
While I'm [C]half way a[Cm]round the [G]Sun

[G][Em][C][D]
[G][C][D]

They [G]thought I was an [Em]omen when they [C]saw me over[D]head
I [G]filled the Anglo [Em]Saxons with a [C]sense of fear and [D]dread
[C]Witnessing the [D]battle, like each [B7]time before and [Em]since
[C]Wondering who really [D]wins

But [G]every time I [Em]come around, I [C]see the steps they [D]made
[G]Maybe there is [Em]hope and there's [C]no need to be a[D]fraid
So it's [C]time that I went [D]back again for [B7]just another [Em]try
A my[C]sterious light in the [D]sky

I [C]hope it's going [G]well, and I [C]hope they're having [G]fun
I look [C]forward to my [G]visit when it's [Em]206[D]1
I [C]wonder what has [D]happened, what [G]humankind has [Em]done
While I'm [C]half way a[Cm]round the [G]Sun

[C][G][C][G]
[C][G][Em][D]
[C][D][G][Em]
[C][Cm][G]

It's [F]time to turn a[C]round
You're [F]not going to let me [D]down

I [C]hope it's going [G]well, and I [C]hope you're having [G]fun
I look [C]forward to my [G]visit when it's [Em]206[D]1
I [C]wonder what has [D]happened, what [G]humankind has [Em]done
While I'm [C]half way a[Cm]round the [G]Sun

I [C]hope that you are [G]happy and I [C]hope you live in [G]peace
I look [C]forward to the [G]progress that I'm [Em]surely going to [D]see
I [C]wonder if I'll [D]celebrate what [G]humankind ac[Em]hieved
When I was [C]half way a[Cm]round the [Em]Sun

[C]Half way a[Cm]round the [G]Sun

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