Intro
Am F C G (2x)
[Verse 1]
Am F C G
I would that we were, my beloved
Am F C G
White birds on the foam of the sea__
Am F C G
We tire of the flame of a meteor
D C G
Before it can fade and flee
[Verse 2]
F C Dm C G Am
And the flame of the blue star of twilight
F C G
Hung low on the rim of the sky
F C G Am
Has awaked in our hearts, my beloved
F C G
D sadness that may not die
[Verse 3]
Am F C G
D weariness comes from those dreamers
Am F C G
Dew-dabbled, the lily and rose__
Am F C G
Ah, dream not of that, my beloved
D C G
Burn the flame of the meteor that goes
[Verse 4]
F C Dm C G Am
Or the flame of the blue star that lingers
F C G
Hung low in the fall of the dew
F C G Am
For I would we were changed To white birds on the wandering foam
F C G
[Instrumental]
F C F C F Am F Am A# F G Gsus2 Gsus4 G Gsus2 Gsus4 G
[Verse 5]
Am F C G
I am haunted by numberless islands
Am F C G
And many a Danaan shore
Am F C G
When time would surely forget us
D C G
And sorrow come near us no more
[Verse 6]
F C Dm C G Am
Soon far from the rose and the lily__
F C G
And afraid of the flames would we be
F C G Am
Were we only white birds, my beloved
F C G
Right out of the foam of the sea
F C G Am
Were we only white birds, my beloved
F C G
Right out of the foam of the sea