Rate for accuracy
🎸
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
D C G D6
Verse 1:
D C
A thousand years or so is said
G D6
Gentle breeze of a flowering bed
D C
Children and fairies chattering secrets in pretty ears
G D6
Gone are the years
D C
Gone are the years of sorrow and pain
G D6
Gone are those years
Instrumental:
D C G D6
D6 C G D6
Verse 2:
D C
Barefoot in clean white sand
G D6
A kiss on the lips, a kiss on the hand
D6 C
Happy to be alive Happy to be alive
G D6
Happy to be a-live
Outro:
D C G D6 X5
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025