Intro: Db Bbm F B E B Db Gb Ab Eb Fm Db Ab Eb Db Ab Eb Fm Db Eb Verse 1: Ab Eb Fm In the year of thirty nine assembled here the volunteers Db Ab Eb In the days when lands were few Fm Fm7 Db Here the ship sailed out into the blue and sunny morn Ebsus4 Eb Ab Sweetest sight ever seen Eb Edim7 And the night followed day and the story tellers say Fm Bbm That the score brave souls inside Ab Eb For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas Db Fm Db Eb Db Eb Ne'er looked back, never feared, never cried Chorus: Ab Db Ab Don't you hear my call though you're many years away? Eb Don't you hear me calling you? Ab C7 Fm Ab Db Ab Bbm Write your letters in the sand for the day I take your hand Ab Db Eb Db Eb Ab In the land that our grandchildren knew Bridge: E Dbm Bb Db Gm Db Bbm F B E B Db Gb Verse 2: Ab Eb Fm In the year of thirty nine came a ship in from the blue Db Ab Eb The volunteers came home that day Fm Fm7 Db And they bring good news of a world so newly born Ebsus4 Eb Ab Though their hearts so heavily weigh Eb Edim7 For the Earth is old and grey, little darlin', wellaway Fm Bbm But my love, this cannot be Ab Eb For so many years are gone though I'm older but a year Db Fm Db Eb Db Eb Your mother's eyes from your eyes cry to me Chorus: Ab Db Ab Don't you hear my call though you're many years away? Eb Don't you hear me calling you? Ab C7 Fm Ab Db Ab Bbm Write your letters in the sand for the day I take your hand Ab Db Eb Db Eb Ab Eb In the land that our grandchildren knew Ab Db Ab Don't you hear my call though you're many years away? Eb Don't you hear me calling you? Ab C7 Fm Ab Db Ab Bbm All your letters in the sand cannot heal me like your hand Fm Eb Ab For my life, still ahead, pity me Outro: Ab Eb Fm Db Ab Eb Ab
