Swing Low Sail High chords by The Wailin Jennys

Intro:
D A
D A
D A
Bm G


Verse 1:
    D
I have failed you,
    A
I have failed you,
    G                D
I have lost my way, lost my nerve, I've failed you.

Verse 2:
D
But I love you,
   A
How I love you,
    G                  D
I have turned my back, left you last but I love you.


Verse 3:
  Bm        A        G
Oh, setting sun don't sink before I've found my heart,
Bm         A         G
Heart don't give up now while there's still time,
Bm          A
Time don't beat your old retreat
E
Stay a little while with me
G                D    G Bm G
'Til I've looked the whole thing in the eye


Verse 4:
    D
I have waited,
    A
I have waited,
    G               D
For the big reveal, the even keel I've waited.


Verse 5:
D
But there's no one, who
       A
Makes it all come true,
   G                 D
Just altars gathering dust while we bow to them.


Verse 6:
  Bm          A        G
Oh, night bring all your shadows and your silence,
Bm       A       G
Silence make a hostage of my mind,
Bm         A
Mind bring on your trickery,
E
Black dogs nip on at my heels,
G                D    G Bm G
'Til I've looked the whole thing in the eye.


Chorus:
   Bm A G
Swing low,
   Bm A G
Sail high,
   Bm A E
Swing low,
G  D G Bm G
Sail high.


Verse 7:
    D
I have failed you,
    A
I have failed you,
   G             D
I've closed my heart and I have failed you.


Verse 8:
   D
But I love you,
   A
How I love you,
    G              D
All my days will rearrange to say I love you.


Verse 9:
  Bm        A        G
Oh, setting sun don't weep for all the things you lose,
Bm        A        G
Morning comes as sure as it must die,
Bm      A
Dying is such mystery,
E
Yet I wonder will it be,
G          A      D    G
When I've looked the whole thing in the eye.


Outro:
   Bm G
Sail high,
   D  G
Swing low,
   Bm G D G
Sail high,
Bm G D G
Bm G D