Intro
A#m F# C# G# (2x)
[Verse 1]
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I would that we were, my beloved
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White birds on the foam of the sea__
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We tire of the flame of a meteor
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Before it can fade and flee
[Verse 2]
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And the flame of the blue star of twilight
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Hung low on the rim of the sky
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Has awaked in our hearts, my beloved
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D# sadness that may not die
[Verse 3]
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D# weariness comes from those dreamers
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Dew-dabbled, the lily and rose__
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Ah, dream not of that, my beloved
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Burn the flame of the meteor that goes
[Verse 4]
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Or the flame of the blue star that lingers
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Hung low in the fall of the dew
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For I would we were changed To white birds on the wandering foam
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[Instrumental]
F# C# F# C# F# A#m F# A#m B F# G# G#sus2 G#sus4 G# G#sus2 G#sus4 G#
[Verse 5]
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I am haunted by numberless islands
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And many a Danaan shore
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When time would surely forget us
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And sorrow come near us no more
[Verse 6]
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Soon far from the rose and the lily__
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And afraid of the flames would we be
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Were we only white birds, my beloved
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Right out of the foam of the sea
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Were we only white birds, my beloved
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Right out of the foam of the sea