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SKELLIG (The Book of Secrets - 1997)
[Intro]
   Am     G   F   G     Amx4, Am  
O Amlight the candle, JGohn
The dFaylight has Galmost Amgone
The birds have sung their Glast
The Fbells call Gall to Ammass
AmSit here Gby my Amside
For the night is Gvery Amlong
There's something GI must Amtell
BeFfore I Gpass aAmlong
I Amjoined the brotherGhood
My Fbooks were Gall to Amme
I scribed the words of GGod
And Fmuch of GhistoAmry
AmMany a Gyear was AmI
Perched out upon Gthe Amsea
The waves would Gwash my Amtears,
FThe wind, my GmemoAmry
I'd Amhear the ocean Gbreathe
ExFhale uGpon the Amshore
I knew the tempest's Gblood
Its Fwrath I Gwould enAmdure
AmAnd so the Gyears went Amby
Within my Grocky Amcell
With only a Gmouse or Ambird
My Ffriend; GI loved them Amwell
And Amso it came to Gpass
I'd Fcome here to GRomaAmni
And many a year it Gtook
Till FI arrived Ghere with Amthee
AmOn dusty Groads I Amwalked
And over Gmountains Amhigh
Through rivers Grunning Amdeep
BenFeath the Gendless Amsky
BeAmneath these jasmine Gflowers
AmiFdst these Gcypress Amtrees
I give you now my Gbooks
And aFll their GmysteAmries
AmNow take the GhourAmglass
And turn Git on its Amhead
For when the Gsands are Amstill
'Tis Fthen you'll Gfind me Amdead
O Amlight the candle, JGohn
The dFaylight has Galmost Amgone
The birds have sung their lGast
The bFells call Gall to mAmass

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Skellig

by Loreena McKennitt

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SKELLIG (The Book of Secrets - 1997)

[Intro]

Am G F G Am Am

x4,

Am G

O light the candle, John

F G Am

The daylight has almost gone

The birds have sung their last

F G Am

The bells call all to mass

Am G Am

Sit here by my side

G Am

For the night is very long

G Am

There's something I must tell

F G Am

Before I pass along

Am G

I joined the brotherhood

F G Am

My books were all to me

I scribed the words of God

F G Am

And much of history

Am G Am

Many a year was I

G Am

Perched out upon the sea

G Am

The waves would wash my tears,

F G Am

The wind, my memory

Am G

I'd hear the ocean breathe

F G Am

Exhale upon the shore

I knew the tempest's blood

F G Am

Its wrath I would endure

Am G Am

And so the years went by

G Am

Within my rocky cell

G Am

With only a mouse or bird

F G Am

My friend; I loved them well

Am G

And so it came to pass

F G Am

I'd come here to Romani

And many a year it took

F G Am

Till I arrived here with thee

Am G Am

On dusty roads I walked

G Am

And over mountains high

G Am

Through rivers running deep

F G Am

Beneath the endless sky

Am G

Beneath these jasmine flowers

F G Am

Amidst these cypress trees

I give you now my books

F G Am

And all their mysteries

Am G Am

Now take the hourglass

G Am

And turn it on its head

G Am

For when the sands are still

F G Am

'Tis then you'll find me dead

Am G

O light the candle, John

F G Am

The daylight has almost gone

The birds have sung their last

F G Am

The bells call all to mass

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