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An ^Bmold man by a seashore ^B9 Mm B* At the end of day

^AGazes the horizon^G With ^Aseawinds in his^Bm face

^BmTempest-tossed i^B9sland Mm B* Seasons all the same

^AAnchorage unpainte^Gd And a ^Aship without a n^Bmame

Bm B9 Mm B* Sea without a shore for the banished one unheard

He ^Alightens the ^Gbeacon, light ^Aat the end of wo^Bmrld Bm B9 Mm B* Showing the way lighting hope in their hearts

The^A ones on their ^Gtravels homew^Aard from afa^Bmr

[CHOURS]

^BmThis is for^G long^D-for^Agott^Bmen ^GmLight at the ^Dend of the wo^Emrld ^Bm

Hor^Gmizon^D cr^Aying^Bm The ^Gmtears he left be^Dhind long ag^Emo

Th^Bme albatross is ^B9flying Mm B* Making him daydream

The time^A before he ^Gbecame One of^A the world's un^Bmseen

^BmPrincess in the to^B9wer Mm B* Children in the fields

^ALife gave him it ^Gall: An i^Asland of the univer^Bmse

^BmNow his love's a^B9 memory Mm B* A ghost in the fog

He s^Aets the sails one l^Gast time Sayi^Ang farewell to the^Bm world

^BmAnchor to the ^B9water Mm B* Seabed far below

Gra^Ass still in ^Ghis feet And a smil^Ae beneath his br^Bmow

[CHOURS - End]

^BmThis is for^G long^D-fo^Argo^Bmtten

Li^Gght at the e^Dnd of the ^Emworld ^Bm ^GHoriz^Don cr^Aying^Bm

The^G tears he left beh^Dind so long ag^Emo