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