Chords with lyrics
Intro:
G+G G/F# E minorEm D MajorD x2
Verse:
G+G D MajorD
There you may stand in your splendour and jewels
C majorC G+G
Swaying me in both directions
D MajorD
One is the right one, the other for fools
C majorC G+G
How do I make my selection?
Verse:
D MajorD
The city lies silent in the warm morning light
C majorC G+G
The sand is as golden as saffron
D MajorD
Oasis of love, sweet water of life
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G G/F# E minorEm D MajorD
God bless the poor ones who have none, though they have tried
Verse:
G+G D MajorD
Someone is drowning down there in the flood
C majorC G+G
But this river will dry by tomorrow
D MajorD
Is it ocean or stream, this love in my blood?
C majorC G+G
Bringer of joy or of sorrow?
Verse:
D MajorD
The end of the journey must soon be in sight
C majorC G+G
Birth is the start of the swansong
D MajorD
Oasis of love, some water of life
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G G/F# E minorEm D MajorD G+G G/F# E minorEm D MajorD
God bless the poor ones who want some, but are denied
Verse:
G+G D MajorD
No one is given the map to their dreams
C majorC G+G
All we can do is to trace it
D MajorD
See where we go to, know where we've been
C majorC G+G
Build up the courage to face it
Verse:
D MajorD
While we fumble in the darkness, where once there was light
C majorC G+G
Roaming the land of the ancients
D MajorD
Oasis of love, sweet water of life
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
God bless the poor ones whose patience never died
Verse:
D MajorD
While we stumble in blindness, where once there was sight
C majorC G+G
Searching for trees in the forest
D MajorD
Oasis of love, sweet water of life
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
God bless the poor ones who have none though they have tried
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
God bless the poor ones who want some, but are denied
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
God bless the poor ones whose patience never died
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G G/F# E minorEm D MajorD G+G
God bless the poor ones on that one way donkey ride