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Intro: D

xA|------5-------5-------5-------5--------5--------5-------5------5--|
xE|----------2-------2-------2-----------------2-------2------2------|
xC|--2--------------------------------2------------------------------|
xG|----2-------2-------2-------2--------2--------2-------2------2----|

Verse 1:
   D        Em     Bm
a husband waits outside
           A               D             G
a crying child pushes a child into the night
Bm        D             Em        Bm
 She was told he would come this time
          A                     D       G
Without leaving so much as a feather behind
Bm           A         D      Gb7
 To enact at last the perfect plan
               Bm     A       G
One more sweet boy to be butchered by man

Chorus:
          Em    D       A  
But the gateway to the world
                        D       G
Was still outside the reach of him
Bm     Em      D          A  
 Would never belong to angels
              D        G
Had never belonged to man
Bm     Em   D   A          Gb7
  The swan upon Leda
  G               D
Empire upon Jerusalem

Interlude: D

Verse 2:
   D           Em        Bm
a grandmother smuggling meds
                A                  D        G
Past where the god child-soldier Setanta stood dead
Bm      D       Em        Bm
 Our graceful turner of heads
                      A                 D           G
Weaves through the checkpoints like a needle and thread
Bm                   A      D       Gb7
 Someone's frightened boy waves her on
               Bm       A          G
She offers a mother's smile, and soon she's gone

Chorus:
     Em      D     A  
The gateway to the world
               D        G
The gun in a trembling hand
Bm       Em     D          A  
 Where nature unmakes the boundary
               D           G
The pillar of myth still stands
Bm    Em   D   A          Gb7
 The swan upon Leda
     G                 D
Occupier upon ancient land

Instrumental:
   Em  D  A     D  G  Bm
   Em  D  A     D  G  Bm
   Em  D  A     Gb7  G  D

Outro:
     Em      D      A  
The gateway to the world
                        D       G
Was still outside the reach of him
Bm      Em     D         A           Gb7
 Would never belong to angels
      G               D
Had never belonged to men