Intro
Dm A# F C (2x)
[Verse 1]
Dm A# F C
I would that we were, my beloved
Dm A# F C
White birds on the foam of the sea__
Dm A# F C
We tire of the flame of a meteor
G F C
Before it can fade and flee
[Verse 2]
A# F Gm F C Dm
And the flame of the blue star of twilight
A# F C
Hung low on the rim of the sky
A# F C Dm
Has awaked in our hearts, my beloved
A# F C
G sadness that may not die
[Verse 3]
Dm A# F C
G weariness comes from those dreamers
Dm A# F C
Dew-dabbled, the lily and rose__
Dm A# F C
Ah, dream not of that, my beloved
G F C
Burn the flame of the meteor that goes
[Verse 4]
A# F Gm F C Dm
Or the flame of the blue star that lingers
A# F C
Hung low in the fall of the dew
A# F C Dm
For I would we were changed To white birds on the wandering foam
A# F C
[Instrumental]
A# F A# F A# Dm A# Dm D# A# C Csus2 Csus4 C Csus2 Csus4 C
[Verse 5]
Dm A# F C
I am haunted by numberless islands
Dm A# F C
And many a Danaan shore
Dm A# F C
When time would surely forget us
G F C
And sorrow come near us no more
[Verse 6]
A# F Gm F C Dm
Soon far from the rose and the lily__
A# F C
And afraid of the flames would we be
A# F C Dm
Were we only white birds, my beloved
A# F C
Right out of the foam of the sea
A# F C Dm
Were we only white birds, my beloved
A# F C
Right out of the foam of the sea