Key: A major
Verse 1
Upon the isle of Lindisfarne.
I offer searching souls the wisdom
of my years.
These lessons writ in book of ages holy,
past.
The agony, the righteous path to
Steer between the waves,
The dark abyss, tied to the mast.
Am
This
Verse 2
C
G
sponge of pragmatic Constantine
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C
G
Mops them all up and
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G
Am
It's all okay, it's all official. The Christ
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Em
Am
Child advent here to be seen.
Dm
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D
Sat urn's Solstice, Yuletide blotted,
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G
Blended in cynic innocence.
Am
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Am
Meet in Milan and host the party,
C
G
Em
Safer to sit astride the fence.
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Verse 3
Bm
A
Bm
What is this book? These airy pages?
D
A
Scribed and scribbled with
Bm
latitude.
A
Bm
Tallest tales for poor and needy in wide-
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Eyed wonder at faith renewed.
Bm
Em
Bm
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E
Words of gospel and redemption,
Em
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G
Bm
Em
A
Absolution if we re pent
Bm
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Bm
Emperor's deathbed, late salvation,
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Baptism in dubious testament.
Em
Verse 4
D
Em
There's a wild child coming.
E
G
D
Em
There's an angry man.
G
D
A
There's a new age dawning
F#m
A
F#m
E
Em
Here, to an old age plan.
Verse 5
Bm
mother,
her child gone missing:
A
Bm
Found in the temple with the elder men.
A
Bm
But he soon goes missing once again.
Em
Bm
Ducked his head with the
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E
mad- John prophet.
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D
Bm
E
A
West bank desert doubts and fear.
A
Bm
and exorcism: got
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A
Twelve good men - now the
F#m
Em
gang's all here.
Verse 6
Em
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Em
There's a wild child com ing.
G
D
Em
There's an angry man.
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D
A
There's a new age dawning
F#m
A
F#m
E
Em
Am
Here, to an old age plan.
Interlude 1
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Em
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Proclamation,
Verse 7
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divine seed sown.
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Em
Am
(Did he really say that thing?)
Dm
Am
Dm
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On don key colt, calm,
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Am
to the Passion, knowing
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Am
Full well what the charge must bring.
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D
The body bread, a farewell supper,
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C
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G
Bounty silver, a kiss betrayed
G
Am
that Vi a Dolorosa.
C
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Em
No last contrition, quite unafraid.
D
Interlude 2
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Verse 8
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wild child coming.
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Em
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There's an angry man.
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D
A
There's a new age dawning
F#m
A
F#m
E
Here, to an old age plan.
Outro 1
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Dm
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Em
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