[Chords]/Lyrics


Demons And Wizards


  1. The Wizard
  2. Traveller In Time
  3. Easy Livin
  4. Poet's Justice
  5. Circle Of Hands
  6. Rainbow Demon
  7. All My Life
  8. Paradise
  9. The Spell
  10. Why (bonus single version on the remastered release, also on "Rarities From The Bronze Age")
  11. Why (bonus unedited single version on the remastered release, 3 minutes more than on single!)
  12. Home Again To You (bonus track - previously unreleased, on the remastered version)


  1. The Wizard (Hensley/Clark)

    ||C - - -|Bb F/A Cm/Eb C || 2x
    |C - - -|Bb F/A - C|
    [C]He was the wizard of a [Bb]thous[F]and [C]kings
    [C]And I chanced to meet him one night [Bb]wand[F]erin[C]g
    [Bb]He told me [F]tales and he[Bb] drank my [Am]wine
    [C]Me and my magic man kinda [Bb]feeli[F]ng fi[C]ne

    |--drums--|--drums--|

    [C]He had a cloak of gold and [Bb]eyes [F]of [C]fire
    [C]And as he spoke I felt a [Bb]deep [F]de[C]sire
    [Bb]To free the [F]world of its [Bb]fear and [Am]pain
    [C]And help the people to feel [Bb]free [F]ag[C]ain

    |C - - -|Bb F - C |

    [G]Why don't we listen to... the voices in our [F]hearts
    [G]Cause then I know we'll find... we're not so far... a[F]part
    [G]Everybody's got to be happy...everyone should [F]sing
    [G]For we know the joy of life... the peace that love can [F]bring

    [C]So spoke the Wizard in his [Bb]moun[F]tain [C]home
    [C]The vision of his wisdom means we'll [Bb]never [F]be a[C]lone
    [Bb]And now I will [F]dream of my[Bb] magic [Am]night
    [C]And the million silver stars that [Bb]guide me [F]with their [C]light

    ||C - - -|Bb F - C || (repeat...)


  2. Traveller In Time (Box/Byron/Kerslake)

    ||Em7 - - -|D - A -||(play 4x)

    [Em7]Every day I have to [D]look to the [A]sun
    [Em7]To see where it was that [D]I have come [A]from
    [Em7]I have a feelin that there [D]must be a [A]time
    When [G]I'll get a [A]chance to go [D]home
    'Cause I'm so [G]tired of [A]being here [D]alone
    But [G]I'm just a [A]traveller in [D]time
    Trying so [G]hard to [A]pay for my [Em]crime

    ||Em7 - - -|D - A -||(play 2x)

    [Em7]If I could go back the same [D]way I got [A]here
    [Em7]And see the people that I [D]once held so [A]dear
    [Em7]I'd do my best to find an [D]answer for [A]you
    But [G]first I must [A]wait till I'm set [D]free
    And I [G]don't know how [A]long that's gonna [D]be
    'Cause I'm a [G]man with a [A]whole lot on his [D]mind
    [G]Just out there somewhere [A]travelling in [Em]time

    |Em7 - - -|D - A -|Em7 - - -| [D] Travelling in [A]Time
    |--drums--|--drums--|

    [C]I've... [Em]tried for [Am]so [G]long [F]to [C]find.... [C]some [Em]way
    Of [Am]help[G]ing [F]man[Bm]kind

    |Cm---|Dm---|Em---|Fm---|yeah!
    ||Am7 (and A7) - - -|| (repeat last measure)


  3. Easy Livin' (Hensley)

    ||Dm - - -|Dm - - -|Dm - - -|Dm - - -||(repeat 2x)

    [Dm]This is a thing I have never felt before, it's called [F]easy li[Dm]vin'
    [Dm]This is a place I've never been before, and I've [F]been forgi[Dm]ven
    [G]Easy li[Dm]vin and I've [G]been forg[Dm]iven
    Since you've [G]taken your [F]place in my [Dm]heart

    |Dm--run--|----|--run---|----|----|----|----|

    [Dm]Somewhere along the lonely road I had [F]tried to find [Dm]ya'
    [Dm]Day after day on the windy road I had [F]walked behind [Dm]ya'
    [G]Easy l[Dm]ivin and I've [G]been forg[Dm]iven
    Since you've [G]taken your [F]place in my [Dm]heart

    |Dm--run--|----|-run---||----|----|

    [Am]Wait[F]ing... [Am]watchF]ing.... [Am]wishing my [G]whole life a[Am]way
    [Bm]Dream[G]ing.... [Bm]think[G]ing... [Am]ready for [G]my happy [F]day
    And some easy [Dm]livin' |----|----|----|----|
    [Dm]Somewhere along the lonely road I had [F]tried to find [Dm]ya'
    [Dm]Day after day on the windy road I had [F]walked behind [Dm]ya'
    [G]Easy l[Dm]ivin and I've [G]been forg[Dm]iven
    Since you've [G]taken your [F]place in my [Dm]heart

    [G]Easy l[Dm]ivin and I've [G]been forg[Dm]iven
    Since you've [G]taken your [F]place in my [Dm]heart

    |Dm--run----||Am - - -|G - - -|F - - -|E7 - - -|- - - Am|Dm - - -|



  4. Poet's Justice (Box/Hensley/Kerslake)

    |E - - -|F - - -|G - - -|Am - - -||E - - -|F - - -|G - - -|Am - - -|- - - -|

    [E]Cold [A/C#]winds and [D]cloudy [E]skies
    [E]Turned to [A/C#]sweetness [D]in her [E]eyes
    [E]Fanta[A/C#]sies I [D]real[E]ised
    [E]Came to [A/C#]life to [D]my surp[E]rise

    [Am]Rain came and [D]took her away
    [F]Just when I [Em7]thought she was [Am]here to stay
    [Am]Sun gone I [D]was left high and dry
    [F]Love [Em7]came by and [Am]touched me
    And kissed me so long

    [E]Shine [A/C#]hard Octo[D]ber [E]moon
    [E]Eagle [A/C#]take me [D]to her [E]soon
    [E]Run [A/C#]swiftly [D]sliver [E]stream
    [E]Find my [A/C#]love and [D]let me [E]dream

    [Am]Half of me is [D]all of her
    [F]I would be much [Em7]happier if I was [Am]whole
    [Am]All my words and [D]wisdom fall
    The [F]poet's [Em7]justice leads me [Am]to my goal... leads me to my goal

    ||Am - - -|- - - -||(repeat)
    ||E - - -|- - - -||(repeat)

    [E]Cold [A/C#]winds and [D]cloudy [E]skies
    [E]Turned to [A/C#]sweetness [D]in her [E]eyes
    [E]Fanta[A/C#]sies I [D]real[E]ised
    [E]Came to [A/C#]life to [D]my surp[E]rise

    ||E - - -|F - - -|G - - -|Am - - -||(repeat 2x)


  5. Circle Of Hands (Hensley)

    |C - - -|Bb - - -|Am - - -|C/G - G -|C - - -|Bb - - -|Am - - -|C/G - G -|
    ||C - - -|Bb F C -|- - - -|Bb F C -||(repeat 2x)
    |C - - -|Bb - - -|Am - - -|C/G - G -|

    [C]Circle of hands..... [Bb]Cold spirits plan
    [F]Searching my land for an [C]enemy
    [C]Came across [Bb]love's sweet cost
    [F] And in the face of beauty [C]evil was lost

    |C - - -|Bb F C -|- - - -|Bb F C -|
    |C - - -|Bb - - -|Am - - -|C/G - G -|

    [C]Sky full of eyes, [Bb]minds full of lies
    [F]Black from their cold hearts.... [C]Down to their graves
    [C]Murdered the dawn.... [Bb]Spreading their scorn
    [F]Cursing the sun... of [C]which love was born

    We must [F]keep them [C]away
    Or [F]pretty soon we'll [C]pay
    And [F]count the [Fm]cost in [C]sorrow
    [F]Sacri[C]fice.... the [F]future has it's [C]price
    And [F]today is only [Fm]yesterday's [C]tomorrow

    |Bb - - -|Am - - -|C/G - G -|
    ||Em - - -|Dm - - -|F - Fm -|C - - -||(repeat 4x)

    We must [F]keep them [C]away
    Or [F]pretty soon we'll [C]pay
    And [F]count the [Fm]cost in [C]sorrow
    [F]Sacri[C]fice.... the [F]future has it's [C]price
    And [F]today is only [Fm]yesterday's [C]tomorrow..... [Bb]tomorrow

    |Am - - -|C/G - G -|

    [C]Tomorrow..[Bb]tomorrow[Am]...[G]...[C]Whooaaa [Bb]Whooaaa[Am]...[G]

    ||C - - -|Bb - - -|Am - - -|G - - -||(repeat 8x)


  6. Rainbow Demon (Hensley)

    (slow rock=60)
    ||Cm - - -|- Eb/C Bb/C -|| (repeat 4x)

    [Cm]There rides the Rainbow Demon...on his horse of [Bb/C]crimson fire
    [Cm]Black shadows are following closely... on the heels of [Bb/C]his desire

    ||Cm - - -|- Eb/C Bb/C -|| (repeat 2x)

    [Cm]Ridin' on in the mist of morning.... No one dared to [Bb/C]stand in his way
    [Cm]Possessed by some distant calling... Riding on through [Bb/C]night and day

    ||Cm - - -|- Eb/C Bb -|| (2x)

    [Eb]Rain[F]bow [Cm]Demon... [Bb]pick up your heart and [Cm]run
    [Eb]Rain[F]bow [Cm]Demon... [Bb]lives for his sword and his [Cm]gun

    ||Cm - - -|- Eb/C Bb -|| (repeat 2x)

    (background chanting)
    [Cm]Ridin' on in the mist of morning.... No one dared to [Bb]stand in his way
    [Cm]Possessed by some distant calling... Riding on through [Bb]night and day

    |Cm - - -|- - Bb -|

    [Eb]Rain[F]bow [Cm]Demon... [Bb]pick up your heart and [Cm]run
    [Eb]Rain[F]bow [Cm]Demon... [Bb]lives for his sword and his [Cm]gun

    ||Cm - - -|- Eb Bb -|| (repeat 4x)

    [Eb]Rain[F]bow [Cm]Demon... [Bb]pick up your heart and [Cm]run
    [Eb]Rain[F]bow [Cm]Demon... [Bb]lives for his sword and his [Cm]gun

    (repeat last chorus 3x)


  7. All My Life (Box/Byron/Kerslake)

    |D - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|...
    |D - - -|C G/B D -|- - - -|C G/B D -|

    [D]I had a little look for a minute today
    And I [C]told there was [G/B]something that I [D]wanted to say

    Just [D]sitting here glowing with her red light on
    So I've [C]gotta make [G/B]fast and it [D]shouldn't take long

    [D]Maybe she will, maybe she won't
    We can [C]get it so to[G/B]gether if she [D]doesn't say don't

    I've [D]never ever thought I was looking for a wife
    But I [C]think I could [G/B]love her for the [D]rest of my life.. yeah

    |D - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|....

    [D]I only took one cause I couldn't take two
    I [C]wanna make [G/B]love and it's [D]gotta be you

    [D]Every little thing that I ever tried to say
    Is [C]coming out [G/B]right in my [D]own kinda way

    [D]Take it, make it, it really feels fine
    She [C]must be Lady [G/B]Luck if she's [D]gonna be mine

    I [D]never ever thought I was looking for a wife
    But I [C]think I could [G/B]love her for the [D]rest of my life |--drums--|

    [D]I will love you all my life (repeat)


  8. Paradise (Hensley)

    ||C - - -|Ebmaj7 - - -|C - - -|Ebmaj7 - - -|| (repeat 3x)

    [C]I feel you [Ebmaj7]trying.....[C]Though in my heart I know you're [Ebmaj7]lying
    And [C]though your love for me is [Ebmaj7]dying... [C]I see you [Ebmaj7]crying

    [Bb]It's the pain of your [C]secret heart... Bringing [F]you to tears
    Filling [F#dim] you with fears... through your [C]mind and through [G]your soul

    |C - - -|Ebmaj7 - - -|C - - -|Ebmaj7 - - -|

    [C]I touch you [Ebmaj7]softly now.. [C]Borne on by hope until the [Ebmaj7]end some how
    [C]I am a man and I must [Ebmaj7]keep my vow.. [C]I must go [Ebmaj7]on

    [Bb]But the wall of your [C]secret heart keeps my [F]distance clear
    Helps my [F#dim]footsteps fall... back in [C]line inside my [G]mind

    |C - - -|Ebmaj7 - - -|C - - -|Ebmaj7 - - -|
    ||C - - -|- - - -|| (3x)

    [C]What's the use you [Eb]turned me loose.. and [F]left me here to [C]cry
    [C]Where's the love we [Eb]talked about... [F]where's my sunny [C]sky

    [C]Secret hearts and [Eb]sorry tales... will [F]never help love [C]grow
    [C]Spread your wings my [Eb]daunted soul the [F]time has come to [C]go

    [C]I will not be [Eb]hurried down... or [F]blackened by your [C]lies
    [C]I must go and find my [Eb]dream... and [F]live in para[C]dise

    [C]What's the [C/D]use you [Eb]turned me [Eb/Bb]loose..and [F/D]left me [F/C]here to [C]cry
    [C]Where's the [C/D]love we [Eb]talked [Eb/Bb]about... [F/D]where's my [F/C]sunny [C]sky

    [C]Secret [C/D]hearts and [Eb]sorry [Eb/Bb]tales...will [F/D]never [F/C]help love [C]grow
    [C]Spread your [C/D]wings my [Eb]daunted [Eb/Bb]soul the [F/D]time has [F/C]come to [C]go

    [C]I will [C/D]not be [Eb]hurried [Eb/Bb]down... or [F/D]blackened [F/C]by your [C]lies
    [C]I must [C/D]go and [Eb]find my [Eb/Bb]dream... and [F/D]live in [F/C]para[C]dise

    [C]What's the [C/D]use you [Eb]turned me [Eb/Bb]loose..and [F/D]left me [F/C]here to [C]cry
    [C]Where's the [C/D]love we [Eb]talked [Eb/Bb]about... [F/D]where's my [F/C]sunny [C]sky

    (leads into 'The Spell')


  9. The Spell (Hensley)

    ||G - - -|- - C/G -|- - - -|- - C/G -|| (repeat)
    [G]What ya' think I am.. [C/G - G -] do you think I'm dreaming [C/G -]
    [G]Don't you know I know...[C/G - G -] what it is you're scheming [C/G -]

    [Bb]Who'd you think gave you the right.. hidden by the dead of night
    [Bb]To take the world and turn it upside [D]down... when it should be round

    [D]Seems I [G/D]made it [D7]just in [G/D]time...to [D]use my [G/D]reason [D7]and my [G/D]rhyme
    [D]To save us [G/D]from the [D7]evils [G/D]of your [G]mind |G---|G---|G---|G---|

    [Eb]I will cast the spell... be [F]sure I'll cast it well
    [Eb]I will light a fire.... [F]kindled with desire

    [Bb]I'll fill you with fear... [Ebm]so you know I'm here
    [Ab]And I won't be [G7]treated like a [Cm]fool

    [Bb]S'no good your pretending... there'll [Ebm]be no happy ending
    [Ab]I'm alive and [G7]darkness is my [Cm]tool |Ab - G -|

    ||Cm - - -|F - - -|Bbm - - -|Eb - - -|Abm - - -|Db - - -|Fm - - -|G - - -|| (repeat 5x)
    |Cm - - -|F - - -|Cm - - -|F - - -|Cm - - -|Ab - - -|Bb - - -|Eb - - -|Cm - - -|- - - -|

    But [Cm]when the night is [F]over... and [Cm]daytime steals your [F]cover
    The [Cm]goodness of the [Ab]morning sun
    Will [Bb]warm away what [Eb]you have done... and [Cm]leave you cold [Cm - - -]

    |Dm - - -|G - - -|Dm - - -|G - - -|Dm - - -|Bb - - -|C - - -|F - - -|
    |Dm - - -|- - - -|

    [Dm]I have no need for [G]moon light... [Dm]you're wrong to trust in sun[G]light
    For [Dm]I exist not [Bb]just in storms... but in [C]life itself in so many [F]forms
    To [Dm]leave you cold |Dm - - -|Dm7 - - -|G - - -|- - - -|
    ||G - - -|- - C/G -|- - - -|- - C/G -||

    [G]I will leave you now...[C/G - G-] but you won't defeat me [C/G - G -]
    [G]You had best beware...[C/G - G -] when you come to meet me[C/G -]

    [Bb]Love and truth will follow me... an army of reality
    [Bb]Brought from every corner of the [D]world

    [D]You will [G/D]never [D7]break the [G/D]spell... I'll [D]summon [G/D]all the [D7]fires of [G/D]hell
    And [D]this is [G/D]my ad[D7]vice for [G/D]what it's [G]worth

    [C]Let us [Cm/Eb]not be[G]gin...this [C]fight we [Cm/Eb]cannot [G]win
    Be [C]sure you're [Cm/Eb]watching [G]me
    [G]Cause all through your life ev'ryday and ev'rynight
    [G]You should know that I'll be watching [C]you

 

Kris Degruytere (lyrics), Arvid Arngrimson, Vladimir Tolpygo [chords], Jay Pearson (tracks)

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