Key: D major
Verse 1
D
We were going to see the world
In this land
We placed Baptismal fonts
And an infinite number were baptized
And they called us "Carabi"
Bm
D
Which means "Men of Great Wisdom"
Verse 2
D
Where are you going,
And are you going anywhere?
Where are you going
Send me a letter, if you go at all
Verse 3
Bm
Ahh, the salvation of souls,
D
But wisdom we had not
For these people had neither
King nor Lord
Bm
And bowed to no one
D
And they had lived in their
Verse 4
own liberty
D
Where are you going,
And are you going anywhere?
Going in circles
Verse 5
Going in circles, anywhere
D
I saw the new
The inconstant shifting of fortune
And now I write to you
Words that have not been written
Bm
D
Words from the New World
Bb
Tracing the circles
Gm
D
Moving across my eyes
Bb
Lying on a ship
Gm
D
And gazing at the western skies
Bb
Gm
D
Tracing lazy circles in the sky
Interlude 1
Bb
Gm
D
Verse 6
D
Hey!
Wake Up!
Wake Up!
A
Verse 7
D
Where are you going,
And are you going anywhere?
Where are you going
Send me a letter, if you go at all
Verse 8
D
It's such a delight
To watch them dance
Be it sacrifice or romance
G
D
Free of all the things that we hold dear
G
Is that clear, Your Excellency?
D
An d I guess
Verse 9
it's time to go but
I gotta send you just a few more lines
G
D
From the New World
Verse 10
Bb
Tracing the circles
Gm
D
Moving across my eyes
Bb
Lying on a ship
Gm
D
And gazing at the western skies
Bb
Gm
D
Tracing lazy circles in the
Interlude 2
sky
Bb
Gm
D
Verse 11
Tracing lazy circles in
Bb
Gm
D
the sky
Tracing lazy circles
Bb
Gm
D
Verse 12
And the sky opened
Bm
D
Bb
And we laid down our armour
And we danced
Gm
Naked as they
D
Baptized in the rain
Of the New World
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