CHORUS:
DbBbmAbBbmGb
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry you,
DbFDbFDbAb
and fire to burn the way.
CHORUS:
DbBbmGbDbBbm
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry you,
EbGbAb
and fire to burn the way.
#1.
DbBbmDbBbm
Water to bless the child, drink the holy wine.
GbDbBbmEb
Rain and sea, the berry tree, storm and calm,
GbAb
the will to be kind.
CHORUS:
DbBbmGbDbBbm
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry you,
EbGbAb
and fire to burn the way.
#2.
DbBbmDb
Bright paper leaves we'll throw, dream of your
Bbm
wedding day.
GbDbEbBbm
Ashes and pens, the confession to cleanse,
EbGbAb
the printed vow and the unwritten way.
CHORUS:
DbBbmGbDbBbm
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry you,
EbGbAb
and fire to burn the way.
#3.
DbBbmDbBbm
Old clay to bury you, bring you safe to ground.
GbDbBbm
Salt and sand, the practical hand,
EbmGbAb
the pull of the earth and the world going round.
CHORUS:
DbBbmGbDbBbm
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry you,
EbGbAb
and fire to burn the way.
#4.
DbBbmDb
Fire to burn and prove the clay, fire to turn
Bbm
the ground.
GbDbBbm
From the flames you'll fly and feel the air,
EbGbAb
and the rush of the wind will bear you down.
CHORUS:
DbBbmGbDbBbm
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry you,
EbGbAb
and fire to burn the way.
CHORUS:
DbBbmGbDbBbm
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry you,
EbGbAb
and fire to burn the way.
OUTRO:
DbBbmGbDbBbm
Water, paper and clay, air to car-ry you,
EbGbAb
and fire to burn the way...(Fade.)