Tuning: E A D G B E

Am Em Am Em Am

The ^Ammoonlight ^Fit was d^Canc^Ging On the w^Amaves, out on the s^Fea ^G The ^Amstars of ^Fheaven ^Chov^Gered In a s^Amhimmering galax^Emy A v^Foice from down the a^Gges So ha^Amunting in its s^Emong These ^Amancient s^Ftones will t^Cell ^Gus Our l^Amove must ^Dmmake us st^Amrong

Em Am Em

The ^Ambreeze it ^Fwrapped ar^Cound m^Ge As I s^Amtood there on the s^Fhore ^G And ^Amlistened ^Fto this ^Cvoi^Gce Like I've n^Amever heard bef^Emore Our ^Fbattles they may ^Gfind us No c^Amhoice may ours to ^Embe But ^Amhold the ^Fbanner ^Cproud^Gly The ^Amtruth will ^Dmset us ^Amfree

Em Am Em Am Em Am Em

My ^Ammind was c^Falled ac^Cross the ^Gyears Of r^Amages and of ^Fstrife^G Of ^Amall the ^Fhuman ^Cmise^Gry And ^Amall the waste of ^Emlife We ^Fwondered where our G^God was In the ^Amface of so much ^Empain I ^Amlooked up ^Fto the ^Cstars a^Gbove To ^Amfind you o^Dmnce a^Amgain

Em Am Em | Am F | C G | Am | F G | | Am F | C G | Am | Em | | F | G | Am | Em | | Am F | C G | Am Dm | Am | Em Am Em

We ^Amtravelled ^Fthe wide ^Coc^Geans Heard ^Ammany call your ^Fname ^G With ^Amsword and g^Fun and h^Catre^Gd It a^Amll seemed much the s^Emame Some u^Fsed your name for gl^Gory Some u^Amsed it for their ga^Emin Yet when ^Amlibert^Fy lay ^Cwant^Ging No l^Amives were l^Dmost in v^Amain

Em Am Em

Is it ^Amnot our ^Fplace to ^Cwond^Ger As the ^Amsky does weep with^F tears^G And ^Amall the l^Fiving c^Creat^Gures Look ^Amon with mortal ^Emfear It is ^Fours to hold the ^Gbanner It is ^Amours to hold it ^Emlong It is ^Amours to c^Farry f^Corw^Gard Our l^Amove must m^Dmake us s^Amtrong

Em Am Em Am Em Am Em

And ^Amas the w^Farm wind ^Ccarr^Gied Its s^Among into the ^Fnight ^G I c^Amlosed my e^Fyes and t^Carr^Gied Unt^Amil the morning ^Emlight As the ^Flast star it ^Gshimmered And the ^Amnew sun's day gave ^Embirth It was ^Amin this m^Fagic ^Cmom^Gent Came this ^Amprayer for ^Dmmother e^Amarth

Em Am Em

The ^Ammoonlight i^Ft was ^Cdan^Gcing On the ^Amwaves, out on the ^Fsea ^G The s^Amtars of ^Fheaven ^Cho^Gvered In a ^Amshimmering gala^Emxy A v^Foice from down the a^Gges So h^Amaunting in its ^Emsong The ^Amancient s^Ftones will t^Cell ^Gus Our l^Amove must m^Dmake us s^Amtrong.

Em Am Em Am Em [and fade]

Loreena McKennitt - Beneath a phrygian sky