White Birds

Tom : Em
  Em       C
G D (2x)

[Verse 1]
Em C G D
I would that we were, my beloved
Em C G D
White birds on the foam of the sea__
Em C G D
We tire of the flame of a meteor
A G D
Before it can fade and flee

[Verse 2]
C G Am G D Em
And the flame of the blue star of twilight
C G D
Hung low on the rim of the sky
C G D Em
Has awaked in our hearts, my beloved
C G D
A sadness that may not die

[Verse 3]
Em C G D
A weariness comes from those dreamers
Em C G D
Dew-dabbled, the lily and rose__
Em C G D
Ah, dream not of that, my beloved
A G D
Burn the flame of the meteor that goes

[Verse 4]
C G Am G D Em
Or the flame of the blue star that lingers
C G D
Hung low in the fall of the dew
C G D Em
For I would we were changed To white birds on the wandering foam
C G D
E|----| and you

[Instrumental]
C G C G C Em C Em F C D Dsus2 Dsus4 D Dsus2 Dsus4 D

[Verse 5]
Em C G D
I am haunted by numberless islands
Em C G D
And many a Danaan shore
Em C G D
When time would surely forget us
A G D
And sorrow come near us no more

[Verse 6 2x]
C G Am G D Em
Soon far from the rose and the lily__
C G D
And afraid of the flames would we be
C G D Em
Were we only white birds, my beloved
C G D
Right out of the foam of the sea