INTRO: Am Am7 Am F
Am Am7 F
I walked a spiralling village one night
Em G F
Drawn by the word of a bell or a light
G E7 Am Am7
Out on the flats, saw it rose to a spire
Am F C Am
All becomes clear as the tide falls away
Am Am7 F
Parent and child and an ocean between
Em G F
One is not heard and the other not seen
G E7 Am Am7
Too many bottles, but each had a message inside
Am F C Am Am7
All becomes clear as the tide falls away
Am F C Am
All becomes clear as the tide falls away
INTERLUDE: Am Am7 F Em G F
G E7
Lucky we are when the stars leave us singing
Am F C
A hymn or a dirge when the surge of the ocean is gone
F
Is gone
INTERLUDE: Am Am7 Am F
Am Am7 F
And the old woman just stares at her hands
Em G F
So many heroes have crumbled to sand
G E7 Am Am7
All those cathedrals were merely by men
Am F C Am
All becomes clear as the tide falls away
F C Am Am7
All becomes clear as the tide falls away
F
All falls away
