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[Intro]
Am Em Am
[Verse 1]
Am G Am
We see a mother with no child
Am G
We meet a stranger poor, exiled
Dm Am
How`s the heart while it still beats?
Em
Asks a no-one
G
Another John Doe
[Verse 2]
Am G Am
Sorrow hides well in your shell
Am G
A fellow man with hurt to spare
Dm
Dear one
Am
Here I am to share the fear
G
An act of kindness
Em
Without an amen
[Chorus]
Am
How`s the heart
Em
Underneath the silence?
F
How`s the one
Am
Drowning in the mire?
F C
Let us sound a human paean
G
Come in, the fire`s warm
C G
Burn the rope and dance some more
[Interlude]
Am Em Am
[Verse 3]
Am G Am
We met where the cliff greets the sea
Am G
Shared a story, took the leap
Dm Am
Rose up rooted, hid a note
Em
You know where
G
You`ve been there
[Verse 4]
Am G Am
Now there`s one who came from me
Am G
A child of light, another tale
Dm
Dear one
Am
Night will come but not to stay
G
Why?
Em
The answer`s in the
[Chorus]
Am
How`s the heart
Em
Underneath the silence?
F
How`s the one
Am
Drowning in the mire?
F C
Let us sound a human paean
G
Come in, the fire`s warm
C G
Burn the rope and dance some more
[Bridge 1]
Eb Bb
Fair winds my love
Cm Gm
Fly towards the calm
Ab/F Cm
Fly utterly lost
F Ab
Towards a beating heart
Cm
A beating heart
[Bridge 2]
Dm
How is that heart
Underneath the silence?
Bb
How is the one
Drowning in the mire?
Gm
Let us sound a human paean
C Dm
Come on in, the fire`s warm (2x)
Dm C Dm
[Chorus]
Dm
How`s the heart
Am
Underneath the silence?
Gm
How`s the one
Dm/A
Drowning in the mire?
Gm C
Let us sound a human paean
Dm
Come in
Dm
How`s the heart
Am
Underneath the silence?
Bb
How`s the one
Dm/A
Drowning in the mire?
Bb F
Let us sound a human paean
C
Come in, the fire`s warm
F C
Burn the rope and dance some more