Brigids Birds

A Amaj7 Brigid’s birds mark my way, D Dmaj7sus2 D Darting arrows in the sky, D And the North Wind, Bm7 She dances with them, A/C# D Giving wings to their cry. D Esus2 A Amaj7 And I could be a monk, D Dmaj7sus2 D Alone on this white strand, D Bm7 I see those who’ll come after me, A/C# D Dmaj7sus2 D And I’m waiting for them to land. D E F#m And the stars shine bright, C#m Bm A As the fire burns low, A Amaj7 How can we ever go back, Bm7 B7sus2 Bm7 B7sus2 D E A A To what we used to know? A Amaj7 The history of galaxies, Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D Unraveling in the night, Bm7 Will the land hold our memory, A/C# D D Like the sky holds light and life. A Amaj7 If your blood is in the ocean, F#m7 And my tears are in the sea, Bm7 Then our story’s in the water, A/C# D D Could it hold eternity? D E F#m And the stars shine bright, C#m Bm A As the fire burns low, A Amaj7 How can we ever go back, Bm7 B7sus2 Bm7 B7sus2 D E A A To what we used to know? Bm7 Fire, A A Fire burns cold, Bm7 Amaj7 It’s the fields that are full of gold, Bm7 They were a casket for, F#m F#m7 his body, for his soul. D And you say, A Amaj7 “Don’t be afraid.” D And you say, A A “Well, we’re all leaving anyway.” D And you say, E F#m “New life comes at the end.” Bm7 E/G# E/G# E/G# Well, this is the end. A Amaj7 Brigid’s birds mark my way… D Dmaj7 D Bm7 A/C# D Dadd9 A Amaj7 D Dmaj7 D Bm7 A/C# D Dadd9 Dadd9 D E F#m And the stars shine bright, C#m Bm A As the fire burns low, A Amaj7 We’ll never come this way again, Bm7 B7sus2 Bm7 A A That much I know. A A