[Intro]
E
[Verse]
A D
The back of the winter is broken
E A
And light lingers long by the door
D
The seeds of the summer have spoken
E A
In gowans that bloom on the shore
[Chorus]
E A D
By night and day we'll sport and we'll play
A E
And delight as the dawn dances over the bay
A D
Sleep blows the breath of the morning away
E A D
And we follow the heron home
[Verse]
A D
In darkness we cradled our sorrow
E A
And stoked all our fires with fear
D
These bones that lie empty and hollow
E A
Are ready for gladness to cheer
[Chorus]
E A D
By night and day we'll sport and we'll play
A E
And delight as the dawn dances over the bay
A Bm
Sleep blows the breath of the morning away
E A D
And we follow the heron home
[Verse]
A D
Long may you sing of the salmon
E A
And the snow-scented sound of your home
D
While the north wind delivers its sermon
E A
Of ice and salt water and stone
[Chorus]
E A D
By night and day we'll sport and we'll play
A E
And delight as the dawn dances over the bay
A D
Sleep blows the breath of the morning away
E
And we follow
[Chorus]
A D
By night and day we'll sport and we'll play
A E
And delight as the dawn dances over the bay
A D
Sleep blows the breath of the morning away
E A D
And we follow the heron home