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Intro D 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/C# D F#7 To enact at last the perfect plan Bm A G One more sweet boy to be butchered by man Em D A/C# But the gateway to the world D G Was still outside the reach of him Bm Em D A/C# Would never belong to angels D G Had never belonged to man Bm Em D A/C# F#7 The swan upon Leda G D Empire upon Jerusalem ( 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/C# D F#7 Someone's frightened boy waves her on Bm A G She offers a mother's smile, and soon she's gone Em D A/C# The gateway to the world D G The gun in a trembling hand Bm Em D A/C# Where nature unmakes the boundary D G The pillar of myth still stands Bm Em D A/C# F#7 The swan upon Leda G D Occupier upon ancient land ( Em D A/C# D G Bm ) ( Em D A/C# D G Bm ) ( Em D A/C# F#7 G D ) Final Em D A/C# The gateway to the world D G Was still outside the reach of him Bm Em D A/C# F#7 Would never belong to angels G D Had never belonged to men
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