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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: A
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
A
Verse 1:
A
A billion words ago, the sailors disappeared
A
A story for the children, to rock them back to sleep
A
A million burning books, like torches in our hands
F
A fabric of ideals, to decorate our homes
A
A thousand generations, the soil on which we walk
A
A mountain of mistakes, for us to climb for pleasure
A
A hundred clocks are ticking, the line becomes a circle
F G
Spin the wheel of fortune, or learn to navigate
Chorus:
A
A choir full of longing
F
Will call our ships to port
F
The countless lonely voices
G
Like whispers in the dark
Chorus:
A
A choir full of longing
F
Will call our ships to port
F
The countless lonely voices
G
Like whispers in the dark
Instrumental:
A F G A F G A
Verse 2:
A
A second of reflection can take you to the moon
A
The slightest hesitation can bring you down in flames
A
A single spark of passion can change a man forever
F
A moment in a lifetime is all it takes to break him
A
A fraction of a heartbeat made us what we are
A
A brother and a sister for better or for worse
A
A billion words ago they sang a song of leaving
F
An echo from the chorus
G
Will call them back again
Chorus:
A
A choir full of longing
F
Will call our ships to port
F
The countless lonely voices
G
Like whispers in the dark
Chorus:
A
A choir full of longing
F
Will call our ships to port
F G
The countless lonely voices
C
Like whispers in the dark
Instrumental 2:
A F G A F G
Chorus 2:
A
Tonight we light the fires
A
We call our ships to port
F
Tonight we walk on water
G
And tomorrow we'll be gone
Chorus 2:
A
Tonight we light the fires
A
We call our ships to port
F
Tonight we walk on water
G
And tomorrow we'll be gone
End:
A
Tonight
F G
Tonight
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Last Updated: January 25, 2019