Am E

[Verse 1]
B
I trace the footsteps through the multi-colored avenues
B                               A
That wind their way down to the sea
B
I see the birds that fly beneath the darkened sky
B                          G#m
They are the messengers of dreams

[Chorus]
D                             C      D
Mandalay, now I know what you try to be
D                             C         D
Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me

[Post-Chorus]
Em    D           G       A          B
Pages filled with science fiction
Em      F#m     G     A          B
Without fear of contradiction

[Verse 2]
B
Walking through the fields of evergreen
                       A
I see a turn and walk away
B
And from the east there comes a breeze
                            G#m7
That flows up high into the blue

[Chorus]
D                             C      D
Mandalay, now I know what you try to be
D                             C         D
Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me

[Post-Chorus]
Em           D    G  A      Bm
The sound of retribution
Em       G    A       B
In total disillusion, Mandalay

[Instrumental Bridge]
B C A B
B C A B

[Chorus]
D                             C      D
Mandalay, now I know what you try to be
D                             C         D
Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me

[Post-Chorus]
Em         G  A        Bm
Amidst the confusion
Em       G   A         B
The only conclusion

[Verse 3]
B
Mandalay of the misty eyes
B                          A     Amaj9  A
Have gazed into the coming door
B
The leaves that turn to gold and brown
                          G#m
I've watched them falling to the ground

[Chorus]
D                             C      D
Mandalay, now I know what you try to be
D                             C         D
Mandalay, now I wish you were here with me

[Instrumental Outro]
B C A B
B C A B
B C A B
B C A B