Emmeline

A# G# A# She's not a heavy sleeper, she listens to the night G# D# A# She's a dreamer. She's the keeper of the pointe au baril light D# A# And when the lamp is lit she gives her mind to the wind G# A# She sits up by the light and plays her violin A# G# D# A# There's a ring on her finger. It glistens as she plays G# D# A# The light holds her in a warm embrace D# A# She thinks of the man who promised her the night G# D# A# Come with me, emmeline, we'll be keepers of the light G# A# D# A# Emmeline, let your fiddle be a boat And with every note you play you'll be sailing back again G# To the days when you were young A# D# A# Tune your ear to the wind D# A# D# Cm A# Gm Play your violin, play your fiddle, emmeline, you'll be sailing G# D# A# Hard to believe it's seven years since he passed on G# D# A# All the children married now, she keeps the light alone D# A# So when the lamp is lit she puts her fiddle to her chin G# D# A# Draws strength from the music, takes comfort in the wind A# G# A# The point au baril beacon makes pictures in the dark G# D# A# Every flash a photograph she keeps in her heart D# A# Emmeline the mother, the lover, the friend G# D# A# Emmeline the dreamer who plays the violin Cm (Sustain)-------------------------- Emmeline, there's a rumour going 'round ------- Cm--------------------------------------------------- They're changing all these lights, they won't need keepers now (Acapella) You've lived out your dream, you're the last of your kind G# There'll never be another... Emmeline A# D# A# let your fiddle be a boat And with every note you play you'll be sailing back again G# To the days when you were young A# D# A# Tune your ear to the wind D# A# D# Cm A# Gm Play your violin, play your fiddle, emmeline, you'll be sailing D# Cm A# play your fiddle, emmeline, you'll be sailing