Verse 1CG
Lay down
DmAm
Your sweet and weary head
CG
Night is falling,
DmAm
You have come to journey's end
CG
Sleep now,
DmAm
And dream of the ones who came before
CG
They are calling
DmAm
From across the distant shore
AmC
Why do you weep
FGAm
What are these tears upon your face
C
Soon you will see
FGAm
All of your fears will pass away
C
Safe in my arms
FG
You're only sleeping
ChorusC
What can you see
F
On the horizon
CG
Why do the white gulls call
C
Across the sea
FA pale moon rises
CG
The ships have come to carry you home
Verse 2AmEm
And all will turn
DmG
To silver glass
AmCA light on the water
FG
All souls pass
CG
Hope fades
DmAm
Into the world of night
CG
Through shadows falling
DmAm
Out of memory and time
CG
Don't say
DmAm
We have come now to the end
CG
White shores are calling
DmAm
You and I will meet again
AmC
And you'll be here in my arms
FG
Just sleeping
ChorusC
What can you see
F
On the horizon
CG
Why do the white gulls call
C
Across the sea
FA pale moon rises
CG
The ships have come to carry you home
AmEm
And all will turn
DmG
To silver glass
AmCA light on the water
FG
Grey ships pass
C
Into the west
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.