Intro
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[Verse 1]
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B billion words ago, the sailors disappeared
B
B story for the children, to rock them back to sleep
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B million burning books, like torches in our hands
G
B fabric of ideals, to decorate our homes
B
B thousand generations, the soil on which we walk
B
B mountain of mistakes, for us to climb for pleasure
B
B hundred clocks are ticking, the line becomes a circle
G A
Spin the wheel of fortune, or learn to navigate
[Chorus]
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B choir full of longing
G
Will call our ships to port
G
The countless lonely voices
A
Like whispers in the dark
[Chorus]
B
B choir full of longing
G
Will call our ships to port
G
The countless lonely voices
A
Like whispers in the dark
[Instrumental]
B G A B G A B
[Verse 2]
B
B second of reflection can take you to the moon
B
The slightest hesitation can bring you down in flames
B
B single spark of passion can change a man forever
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B moment in a lifetime is all it takes to break him
B
B fraction of a heartbeat made us what we are
B
B brother and a sister for better or for worse
B
B billion words ago they sang a song of leaving
G
An echo from the chorus
A
Will call them back again
[Chorus]
B
B choir full of longing
G
Will call our ships to port
G
The countless lonely voices
A
Like whispers in the dark
[Chorus]
B
B choir full of longing
G
Will call our ships to port
G A
The countless lonely voices
D
Like whispers in the dark
[Instrumental 2]
B G A B G A
[Chorus 2]
B
Tonight we light the fires
B
We call our ships to port
G
Tonight we walk on water
A
And tomorrow we'll be gone
[Chorus 2]
B
Tonight we light the fires
B
We call our ships to port
G
Tonight we walk on water
A
And tomorrow we'll be gone
[End]
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Tonight
G A
Tonight