[Intro]
C
[Verse]
Bb F C
Man said nature was his mother
G/B D
Made a promise at his birth
Dm F
But she's running like a hunted fox for cover
Bb C
All across the earth
[Verse]
Bb F C
The forest turned into the tall ships
G/B D
And though they fought for England well
Dm F
The emptiness is ringing down the ages
Bb F
Like a hollow bell
[Chorus]
C Bb F
Where are they now?
C Bb
Old mysteries
F C Eb Bb F
The high ideas of a thousand years
C Bb Eb Bb F
All lost on the breeze..
C Bb C
Where are they now?
[Verse]
Bb F C
Asking wonders of our children
G/B D
Blind faith in all the rules
Dm F
But the blind lead the blind from the cradle
Bb C
Through the faith of fools
[Verse]
Bb F C
One son gone unto the merchant
G/B D
Another to the bishop went
Dm F
Another son to serve the king and country
Bb F
In some regiment
[Chorus]
C Bb F
Where are they now?
C Bb
Old mysteries
F C Eb Bb F
The high ideas of a thousand years
C Bb Eb Bb F
All lost on the breeze..
C Bb F
Where are they now?
[Bridge]
C Bb
Where are they now?
Bb F C Eb Bb F C Bb F
C Bb C
Where are they now?
[Verse]
Bb F C
Every year in late December
G/B D
Hark the herald angels sing
Dm F
In the church, words of peace on earth are spoken
Bb F
It doesn't change a thing
[Chorus]
C Bb F
Where are they now?
C Bb
Old mysteries
F C Eb Bb F
The high ideas of a thousand years
C Bb Eb Bb F
All lost on the breeze..
[Chorus]
C Bb F
Where are they now?
C Bb
Old mysteries
F C Eb Bb F
The high ideas of a thousand years
C Bb Eb Bb F
All lost on the breeze..
C Bb F
Where are they now?
C Bb F
Where are they now?
C Bb
Where are they now?