G C G
[Verse 1]
G
Oh you sisters encircled
C G
Children of mine
C
You humble my heart
C G
And sharpen my mind
G
Though scattered and weary
D Em
The change is upon us
C
We are bound till the end
C G
a family I promise
[Chorus 1]
D
All that you love
C G
will be taken some day
G/F# Em
By the angel of death
C G
Or the servants of change
D
In a flood water tide
Em D C
Without rancor or rage
C
Sing loud while you’re able
D G C G
In grief and in praise
[Verse 2]
G
For so many years
C G
We swam into the tide
C
And we would not abandon
C G
Heroic and kind
G
Shared our sweat and our shelter
D Em
Our bodies and blood
C
God speed and good fortune
C G
I will miss you my love
[Chorus 2]
D
For all you hold dear
C G
will be taken some day
G/F# Em
By the angel of death
C G
Or the servants of change
D
In a flood water tide
Em D C
Without rancor or rage
C
Sing loud while you’re able
D G
In grief and in praise
[Bridge]
G/F# Em
Now we meet at the well of sorrow
Am
Dug down to the heart of the earth
Em D
To be joined at its source
C G
To the spring of hope
C
Drink deep while you can
D
Give thanks for your thirst
[Solo]
G G C G C C C G G D Em C C C G
[Chorus 3]
D
For all that you love
C G
will be taken some day
G/F# Em
By the angel of death
C G
Or the servants of change
D
In a flood water tide
Em D C
Without rancor or rage
C
Sing loud while you’re able
D G C G
In grief and in praise
[Reprise]
C
Sing loud while you re able
D G
In grief and in praise
