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By The Light Of A Burning Bridge Tab

by George Strait


CAPO FIRST FRET

Intro:        (2x)

                                              
Oh, I've been stumblin' through the darkness,
                                           
Tryin' to feel the ground beneath my feet.
                                          
Afraid of movin' much in any direction...
                                         
Stuck where the past and the future meet.

                    
But I fin'lly got my first good look...
                 
A little fire was all it took.
                      
An' as the flames grew brighter,
                      
I saw everything that I'd missed.
                 
Once you get your courage up,
                          
You light a match an' your eyes adjust...
                   
It's amazing what a man can see,
                             
By the light of a burnin' bridge.

    

                                                  
An' there were things I saw that I'm not proud of.
                                            
Things that I'd do diff'rent now from then.
                                         
But when I really make myself get honest,
                                     
It's over and I can't go back again.

                       
'Cause I fin'lly got my first good look...
                 
A little fire was all it took.
                      
An' as the flames grew brighter,
                     
I saw everything that I'd missed.
                 
Once you get your courage up,
                          
You light a match an' your eyes adjust...
                   
It's amazing what a man can see,
                             
By the light of a burnin' bridge.

                                              
It sure is hard to let go and to leave the past behind,
                                                                       
But there ain't no other way that you can find some peace of mind.

                     
When I fin'lly got my first good look...
                 
A little fire was all it took.
                      
An' as the flames grew brighter,
                          
I saw everything that I'd missed.
                 
Once you get your courage up,
                          
You light a match an' your eyes adjust...
                   
It's amazing what a man can see,
                       
By the light of a burnin' bridge.

                   
It's amazing what a man can see,
                       
By the light of a burnin' bridge.