Intro
| [F#m] [E/G#] | [A] [B] | [F#m] [E/G#] | [D] [A] |
| [F#m] [E/G#] | [A] [B] | [F#m] [E/G#] | [D] [A] | [Bm7] [A/C#] [D] [E] | [F#m] [E/G#]
Verse 1
[A] [B]
I got two strong arms
[C#m] [D]
Blessings of Babylon
[Bm] [G]
Time to carry on
[F#m]
And try
[E/G#] [A] [B]
For sins and false alarms
[C#m] [D] [D#m] [A#m]
So to America the brave
[Bm] [A/C#] [D]
Wise men save
Chorus
[E] [F#m] [E/G#]
Near a tree by a river
[A] [B]
There's a hole in the ground
[F#m] [E/G#]
Where an old man of Aran
[D] [A]
Goes around and around
[F#m] [E/G#]
And his mind is a beacon
[A] [B]
In the veil of the night
[F#m] [E/G#]
For a strange kind of fashion
[D] [A]
There's a wrong and a right
[Bm7] [A/C#] [D] [E] [F#m] [E/G#]
But he'll never, never fight over you
Verse 2
[A] [B]
I got plans for us
[C#m] [D]
Nights in the scullery
[Bm] [G]
And days instead of me
[F#m] [E/G#] [A] [B]
I only know what to discuss
[C#m] [D] [D#m] [A#m]
Oh for anything but light
[Bm7] [A/C#] [D] [E] [F#m] [E/G#]
Wise men fighting over you
Verse 3
[A] [B]
It's not me you see
[C#m] [D]
Pieces of valentine
[Bm] [G]
With just a song of mine
[F#m] [E/G#] [A] [B]
To keep from burning history
[C#m] [D] [D#m] [A#m]
Seasons of gasoline and gold
[Bm] [A/C#] [D]
Wise men fold
Chorus
[E] [F#m] [E/G#]
Near a tree by a river
[A] [B]
There's a hole in the ground
[F#m] [E/G#]
Where an old man of Aran
[D] [A]
Goes around and around
[F#m] [E/G#]
And his mind is a beacon
[A] [B]
In the veil of the night
[F#m] [E/G#]
For a strange kind of fashion
[D] [A]
There's a wrong and a right
[Bm7] [A/C#] [D] [E] [G] [C]
But he'll never, never fight over you
Bridge
[F] [Bb] [A]
I got time to kill
[D/F#]
Sly looks in corridors
[G] [F]
Without a plan of yours
[Esus4] [E] [Am] [G/B] [C]
A blackbird sings on Bluebird Hill
[D] [D/C] [Bb] [Eb]
Thanks to the calling of the wild
[Cm] [Bb/D] [Eb] [F]
Wise mens' child
[Middle 8]
|[Gm] [F] | [Bb] [C] |[Gm] [F/A] | [Eb] [Bb] |
|[Gm] [F] | [Bb] [C] |[Gm] [F/A] | [Eb] [Bb] |[Cm] [Bb/D] [Eb]
Chorus
[F] [Gm] [F/A]
Near a tree by a river
[Bb] [C]
There's a hole in the ground
[Gm] [F/A]
Where an old man of Aran
[Eb] [Bb]
Goes around and around
[Gm] [F/A]
And his mind is a beacon
[Bb] [C]
In the veil of the night
[Gm] [F/A]
For a strange kind of fashion
[Eb] [Bb]
There's a wrong and a right
[Cm7] [Bb/D] [Eb]
But he'll never, never fight
Outro
[F] [Gm] [F/A]
Near a tree by a river
[Bb] [C]
There's a hole in the ground
[Gm] [F/A]
Where an old man of Aran
[Eb] [Bb]
Goes around and around
[Gm] [F/A]
And his mind is a beacon
[Bb] [C]
In the veil of the night
[Gm] [F/A]
For a strange kind of fashion
[Eb] [Bb]
There's a wrong and a right
[Cm7] [Bb/D] [Eb] [F] [Cm7] [Bb/D] [Eb]
But he'll never, never fight over you
[F] [Cm7] [Bb/D] [Eb] [F] [Gm]
No he'll never, never fight over you
