Turn To Stone Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) Intro E F#7 The city streets are empty now F#m6 The lights don`t shine no more.... A and so the songs are way down low B7 E Turning turning F#7 A sound that flows into my mind F#m6 The echos of the daylight A Of everything that is alive B Abm E C#m7 In my blue world
Abm7 I turn to stone when you are gone F#m7 Ab A B I turn to stone C#m Abm I Turn to stone when you comin` home F#7 Ab A B E I can`t go on F#7 The dying embers of the night F#m6 A fire that slowly fades till dawn Am Still glow upon the wall so bright B7 E Turning turning F#7 The tired streets that hide the way F#m From here to everywhere they go Am Roll past my door into the day B7 Ab7 E C#m7 In my blue world Abm F#m Ab A B I turn to stone when you are gone I turn to stone C#m7 Abm F#7 Ab A B I Turn to stone when you comin` home I can`t go on C#m7 Abm F#m7 Ab A B I Turn to stone when you are gone I turn to stone E Yes I`m turnin` to stone `cause you ain`t comin` home F Well you just wanna` phone if I`m turnin` to stone D You`ve been gone for so long and I can`t carry on F E Yes I`m turnin` I`m turnin` I`m turnin` to stone F#7 The dancing shadows on the wall F#m The two step in the hall...... A Are all I see since you`ve been gone B7 E Turning turning F#7 Through all I sit here and I wait F#m6 I turn to stone I turn to stone A You will return again some day B Abm E To my blue world C#m7 Abm F#m Ab A B I turn to stone when you are gone I turn to stone C#m7 Abm F#m Ab A B I Turn to stone when you comin` home I can`t go on C#m7 Abm F#m Ab A B E C#m7 I Turn to stone when you are gone I turn to stone Abm F#m Ab A B I turn to stone when you are gone I turn to stone C#m7 Abm F#m Ab A B I Turn to stone when you comin` home I can`t go on C#m7 Abm F#m Ab A B E I Turn to stone when you are gone I turn to stone
Turn to Stone is a 1977 song by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). The song is the opening track to the double album Out of the Blue. It was the first song released as a single from the LP. The single reached No. 18 in the United Kingdom charts and spent twelve weeks on the chart.
Out of four singles from the album, `Turn to Stone` was the only song not to reach the top ten in the United Kingdom singles charts. The song reached No. 13 in the United States and number one in Canada in early 1978. The song was composed in Switzerland during Jeff Lynnes two week writing marathon for his double album. Lynne played the Moog bassline of the song. On 4 November 2008, Lynne was awarded a BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) Million-Air certificate for Turn to Stone for having one million airplays.
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