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[Intro]
| C | - | - | - |
[Verse 1]
C Dm Am
A husband waits outside
G C F
A crying child pushes a child into the night
Am C Dm Am
She was told he would come this time
G C F
Without leaving so much as a feather behind
Am G/B C E
To enact, at last, the perfect plan
Am G F
One more sweet boy to be butchered by men
[Chorus]
Dm C G
But the gateway to the world
C F
Was still outside the reach of him
Am Dm C G
Would never belong to angels
C F
Had never belonged to man
Am Dm C
The swan upon Leda
E F C
Empire upon Jerusalem
[Verse 2]
C Dm Am
A grandmother smuggling meds
G C
Past where the godchild soldier, Setanta,
F
stood dead
Am C Dm Am
Our graceful turner of heads
G C F
Weaves through the checkpoints like a needle and thread
Am G/B C E
Someone's frightened boy waves her on
Am G F
She offers a mother's smile and soon,
she's gone
[Chorus]
Dm C G
The gateway to the world
C F
The gun in a trembling hand
Am Dm C G
Where nature unmakes the boundary
C F
The pillar of myth still stands
Am Dm C
The swan upon Leda
E F C
Occupier upon ancient land
[Bridge]
| Dm C |
| G - | - - | - C | F - |
| Am - | Dm C | G - | - - |
| - C | F - | Am - | Dm C |
| - - | E - | F - | C - |
| - - |
[Chorus]
Dm C G
The gateway to the world
C F
Was still outside the reach of him
Am Dm C G
Would never belong to angels
E F C
Had never belonged to man
[Intro]
| C | - | - | - |
[Verse 1]
| C - | Dm Am | - - | - G |
| - C | F - | Am - | C - |
| Dm Am | - - | - G | - C |
| F - | Am - | - G/B | C E |
| - - | - Am | G F | - - |
| -
A husband waits outside
A crying child pushes a child into the night
She was told he would come this time
Without leaving so much as a feather behind
To enact, at last, the perfect plan
One more sweet boy to be butchered by men
[Chorus]
Dm | C G | - - | - - |
| C F | - Am | - Dm | C G |
| - - | - - | C F | - Am |
| - Dm | C - | - E | - F |
| - C | - - | - - | - - |
| -
But the gateway to the world
Was still outside the reach of him
Would never belong to angels
Had never belonged to man
The swan upon Leda
Empire upon Jerusalem
[Verse 2]
C | - Dm | Am - | - - |
| G - | C F | - Am | - C |
| - Dm | Am - | - - | G - |
| C F | - Am | - - | G/B C |
| E - | - - | Am G | F - |
| - - |
A grandmother smuggling meds
Past where the godchild soldier, Setanta,
stood dead
Our graceful turner of heads
Weaves through the checkpoints like a needle and thread
Someone's frightened boy waves her on
She offers a mother's smile and soon,
she's gone
[Chorus]
| Dm C | G - | - - |
| - C | F - | Am - | Dm C |
| G - | - - | - C | F - |
| Am - | Dm C | - - | E - |
| F - | C - | - - |
The gateway to the world
The gun in a trembling hand
Where nature unmakes the boundary
The pillar of myth still stands
The swan upon Leda
Occupier upon ancient land
[Bridge]
| Dm C |
| G - | - - | - C | F - |
| Am - | Dm C | G - | - - |
| - C | F - | Am - | Dm C |
| - - | E - | F - | C - |
| - - |
[Chorus]
| Dm C | G - | - - |
| - C | F - | Am - | Dm C |
| G - | E - | F - | C - |
The gateway to the world
Was still outside the reach of him
Would never belong to angels
Had never belonged to man
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