Intro:
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D7 Em
In the year of '39 assembled here the volunteers
C G D7
In the days when the lands were few
Em G C
Here the ship sailed out into the blue and sunny morn
G D7 G
The sweetest sight ever seen
D7
And the night followed day
Cdim
And the story tellers say
Em Am
That the score brave souls inside
G D7
For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas
C D7 G D7
Ne'er looked back never feared never cried
G C G
Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
G D7
Don't you hear me calling you
G Bm Em D6 C Bm Am
Write your letters in the sand for the day I take your hand
Bm D7 G
In the land that our grandchildren knew
Bridge:
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D7 Em
In the year of '39 came a ship in from the blue
C G D7
The volunteers came home that day
Em G C
And they bring good news of a world so newly born
G D7 G
Though their hearts so heavily weigh
D7 Cdim
For the Earth is old and grey little darlin' we'll away
Em Am
But my love this cannot be
G D7
For so many years have gone though I'm older but a year
C D7 G D7
Your mother's eyes from your eyes cry to me
G C G
Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
G D7
Don't you hear me calling you
G Bm Em D6 C Bm Am
Write your letters in the sand for the day I take your hand
Bm D7 G
In the land that our grandchildren knew [Downward stroke G 4x]
G C G
Don't you hear my call though you're many years away
G D7
Don't you hear me calling you
G Bm Em D6 C Bm A7
All your letters in the sand cannot heal me like your hand
Em7
For my life
D7
Still ahead
G
Pity me
Outro:
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