Emmylou Harris

^A O the dragons are gonna ^E fly to ^A night
^A They're circling low and ins ^E ide ton ^A ight
^F#m It's another ^D round in the l ^A osing fight
^C#m Out a ^E long the great divide t ^A onight
^A We are aging soldiers in an ^E ancient ^A war
Seeking out some half ^E remembered ^A shore
^F#m We drink our ^D fill and still we t ^A hirst for more
^C#m Asking if there's no h ^E eaven what is this ^A hunger for
^D Our path is worn our feet are ^A poorly shod
^D We lift up our prayer ^A against the odds
^E And fear the silence is the ^D voice of ^A God of ^E God of ^A God
And we cry ^D Allelu ^A jah ^D Allelu ^A jah
We cry ^F#m Alle ^D lu ^A ja ^E h ^A
A Sorrow is constant and the ^E joys are ^A brief
^A The seasons come and bring no ^E sweet r ^A elief
^F#m Time is a ^D brutal but a ^A careless theif
^C#m Who takes our ^E lot but leaves b ^A ehind the grief
^D It is the heart that kills us ^A in the end
^D Just one more old broken ^A bone that cannot mend
^E As it was now and ever ^D shall be ^A amen ^E amen ^A amen
And we cry ^D Allelu ^A jah ^D Allelu ^A jah
We cry ^F#m Alle ^D lu ^A ja ^E h ^A
A So there'll be no guiding light for ^E you and ^A me
^A We are not sailors lost out ^E on the ^A sea
^F#m We were always ^D headed toward ^A eternity
^C#m Hoping f ^E or a glimpse of G ^A aililee
^D Like falling stars from the unive ^A rse we are hurled
^D Down through the long loneli ^A ness of the world
^E Until we behold the pain ^D become the ^A pearl the ^E pearl the ^A pearl
And we cry ^D Allelu ^A jah ^D Allelu ^A jah
We cry ^F#m Alle ^D lu ^A ja ^E h ^A
From Red Dirt Girl
Nonesuch Records 2000
Poodlebone Music
Malcolm Burn bass
Buddy Miller guitar
Ethan Johns guitar
Daryl Johnson bass
Emmylou acoustic guitar