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πΈ Intro:
A#m F Db C
A#m F Db C
πΈ Verse 1:
A#m F Db C A#m
I met a Moko man from the other side
F Db C A#m
The room began to capsize as he was telling me his tales
F Db
All my beliefs and best belongings
C A#m
were flying useless through the air
F Db C
When they all were lost
then we were brothers
πΈ Verse 2:
A#m F Db C A#m
By the wheel the teller stands, shaking numbers from his hands
F Db C
His face is masked and his coat tails are waving
A#m F Db
He cries - "Round and round and round She goes
C A#m
Where She lands nobody knows
F Db C
But, hey, thank you for asking"
Ab F# F D#
The prayer flags are flying in the wind
Ab F# F D#
The prayer flags are flying in the wind
Ab F# F D#
The prayer flags are flying in the wind
Ab F# F
The prayer flags are flying in the wind
πΈ Instrumental:
A#m F Db C
A#m F Db C
πΈ Verse 3:
A#m F Db C A#m
By the last days of winter just a few of us remained
F Db C A#m
We built a fire of remembrance on the frozen land
F Db C A#m
And as the sparks flew up into the night to dance around the stars
F Db C
Beneath our very feet the ground was shifting
Ab F# F D#
The prayer flags are flying in the wind
Ab F# F
The prayer wheels are spinning in the wi----nd
πΈ Bridge:
Db F
And there she blows our time is gone
Db F
And in the womb a new head is beginning now to turn
Db F
Beyond these Carnival lights there is nothing at all
Db F F Db C A#m F Db C
Just the distant screams and the endless fa-----------ll
πΈ Verse 4:
A#m F Db C A#m
G single drop of rain falls on my windscreen
F Db C A#m
We're closer to the very edge than we realise
F Db C
The bridges all have been washed away or bombed out
A#m F Db C
And the water runs fast and black and cold
Ab F# F D# Ab
The prayer flags are flying in the wind (The prayer flags are flying in the wind)
F# F D# Ab
The prayer flags are flying in the wind (The prayer flags are flying in the wind)
F# F D# Ab
The prayer wheels are spinning in the wind (The prayer wheels are spinning in the wind)
F# F
The prayer flags are flying in the wi------nd
πΈ Outro:
A#m F Db C
A#m F Db C A#m
Song History
Published: July 25, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025