Capo: 1 Tuning: E A D G B E

Notes: On the studio version of this song, there are two guitars. This is an approximation for playing it on just one. Notes: I often play Amin7 rather than plain Amin. The odd chords listed in the chorus I play: F#/G 200033 B/G x20033 C~ x32033 DaddG xx0233 Capo: 1 [Intro] x x x x Am Am Am Am G G G D Em C G D C G e|---3-------2------0----0----0-----3----2---0------3------| B|---3-------3------0----0----1-----3----3---1------3------| G|---0-------2------0----0----0-----0----2---0------0------| D|---0-----0-0------2----2----2-----0--0-0---2-0_2--0------| A|---2-2_3--------2-2--2-2--3-3-----2--------3------2------| E|-3------------------------------3-3---------------3------| G D Em C G D G G G G (folk strum) e|---3-------2------0----0----0-----3--2---------| B|---3-------3------0----0----1-----3--3---------| G|---0-------2------0----0----0-----0--0---------| D|---0-----0-0------2----2----2-----0-----3-2-0--| A|---2-2_3--------2-2--2-2--3-3-----2------------| E|-3------------------------------3-3------------| [Verse 1] G (pickup chord) D Em In the year of '39.... Assembled here the volunteers C~ G D Em Em7 In the days when lands were few Here the ship sailed out into the C~ D(add4) Dmaj G Blue and sunny morn Sweetest sight ever seen.

^GAnd ^Dnight followed day, and the ^B7story tellers say Em Am (then passing notes C B A F#) That the score brave souls inside For ^Gmany a lonely day sailed a^Dcross the milky seas C Em C D C (G) D------ Ne'er looked back, never feared, never cried.

[Chorus]

Don't you ^Ghear my call, though you're ^Cmany years aw^Gay, ^GDon't you hear me calling ^Dyou Write your lett^Gers in ^F#/Gthe san^Emd for ^Dthe day^C I ta^B/Gke your han^Amd In the l^Emand that our ^Dgrandchildren ^Gknew.

[Verse 2] In the year of '39 assembled here the Volunteers In the days when the lands were few Here the ship sailed out into the blue and sunny morn The sweetest sight ever seen. And night followed day And the storytellers say That the score brave souls inside For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas Ne'er looked back, never feared, never cried. [Chorus] Don't you hear my call though you're many years away Don't you hear me calling you Write your letters in the sand For the day I take your hand In the land that our grandchildren knew. [Verse 3] In the year of '39 came a ship in from the blue The Volunteers came home that day And they bring good news of a world so newly born Though their so heavily weigh For the earth is old and grey, to a new home we'll away But my love this cannot be For so many years have gone though I'm older but a year Your mother's eyes in your eyes cry to me. [Chorus] Don't you hear my call though you're many years away Don't you hear me calling you All the letters in the sand cannot heal me like your hand For my life Still ahead Pity me. --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | C | C | Cdim | C | Am | Am | E | E | Bb | Bb | Eb | Eb | G | G | | G | D | Em | C | G | D | C | G | G | D | Em | C | Cmaj7 | D7 | G | [Verse 1]

In the ^D7year of '39 assembled ^Emhere the volunteers In the ^Cdays when ^Glands were ^D7few Here the ^Emship sailed ^Gout into the ^CBlue and sunny morn, ^Gsweetest ^D7sight ever ^Gseen.

And the ^D7night followed day, and the ^Ebdimstorytellers say That the ^Emscore brave souls ins^Amide For ^Gmany a lonely day sailed ^D7across the milky seas C D7 G |D7| Never looked back, never feared, never cried.

[Chorus]

Don't you ^Ghear my call, though you're ^Cmany years aw^Gay, Don't you ^Ghear me calling ^D7you Write your l^Getters ^Bmin the s^Emand ^D6for the ^Cday I t^Bmake your ^Amhand In the l^Bmand that our ^D7grandchildren ^Gknew.

[Bridge] | Eb | Eb | Cm | Cm | C7 | C7 | C7 | C7 | A | A | A | A | | C | C | Cdim | C | Am | Am | E | E | Bb | Bb | Bb | Eb | Eb | G | [Verse 2] In the year of '39 came a ship in from the blue The volunteers came home that day And they bring good news of a world so newly born Though their hearts so heavily weigh For the earth is old and grey, little darling we'll away But my love this cannot be For so many years have gone though I'm older but a year Your mother's eyes, from your eyes cry to me. [Chorus] Don't you hear my call though you're many years away Don't you hear me calling you All the letters in the sand cannot heal me like your hand

For my ^Em7life, still a^D7head, pity ^Gme. [Outro] | G | D | Em | C | Cmaj7 | D G | G | D G |