Turn To Stone - Electric Light Orchestra

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[Verse 1]

             
The city stree

             
ts are empty n

#             
ow THE LIGHTS 

              
DON'T SHINE NO

     
 MORE
              
and so the son

              
gs are way dow

            
n low TURNING 

 
TURNING TURNIN

G
             
A sound that f

              
lows into my m

            
ind THE ECHOES

              
 OF THE DAYLIG

  
HT
              
of everything 

            
that is alive 

           
IN MY BLUE WOR

LD


[Chorus]

           
I turn to ston

           
e when you are

           
 gone, I turn 

              
to stone.
           
Turn to stone 

           
when you comin

           
' home, I can'

              
t go on.


[Verse 2]

             
The dying embe

            
rs of the nigh

              
t A FIRE THAT 

              
SLOWLY FADES T

          
ILL DAWN
              
still glow upo

              
n the wall so 

            
bright TURNING

 
 TURNING TURNI

NG
             
The tired stre

             
ets that hide 

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away FROM HERE

              
 TO EVERYWHERE

          
 THEY GO
              
roll past my d

             
oor into the d

            
ay IN MY BLUE 

 
WORLD


[Chorus]

           
I turn to ston

           
e when you are

           
 gone, I turn 

              
to stone
           
Turn to stone 

           
when you comin

           
' home, I can'

            
t go on.
           
Turn to stone 

           
when you are g

           
one, I turn to

              
 stone.


[Bridge]

          
Yes, I'm turni

n' to stone 'c

os you ain't c

omin' home.
         
Why you ain't 

comin' home if

 I'm turnin' t

o stone?
             
You've been go

ne for so long

 and I can't c

arry on,
          
yes, I'm turni

n', I'm turnin

', I'm turnin'

 to stone.


[Verse 3]

             
The dancing sh

             
adows on the w

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all THE TWO-ST

                
EP IN THE HALL
              
are all I see 

              
since you've b

            
een gone TURNI

   
NG TURNING TUR

NING
             
Through all I 

              
sit here and I

            
 wait I TURN T

              
O STONE I TURN

          
 TO STONE
              
You will retur

             
n again some d

            
ay TO MY BLUE 

 
WORLD


[Chorus]

           
I turn to ston

           
e when you are

           
 gone, I turn 

              
to stone
           
Turn to stone 

           
when you comin

           
' home, I can'

            
t go on.
           
Turn to stone 

           
when you are g

           
one, I turn to

           
 stone.

           
I turn to ston

            
e when you are

             
 gone, I turn 

                
to stone
           
Turn to stone 

           
when you comin

           
' home, I can'

            
t go on.
           
Turn to stone 

           
when you are g

           
one, I turn to

                  
 stone.

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