Key: G# minor
Intro 1
Em
Verse 1
Em
The wind sang in the bare woods
D
And Thomas prayed by the trees
C
Heard him whisper through my dreams
D
Bm
Em
That life was a reprise
Verse 2
D
Met him on the mountain
Seven times, we walked
C
I heard his voice, I saw his life
D
Bm
And listened to his talk
Verse 3
Em
People came from far away
D
To stand there by the river
C
They saw his life, they saw his home
D
Bm
A searcher and believer
Verse 4
Em
He visited with holy men
D
He meant to find the answer
C
He saw all wars were evil
D
A
And the devil was the dancer
Verse 5
C
He dreamed of being an eagle
Em
With wings he would fly
C
From the west to the
D
G
north to the east
C
Through rain and sleet,
Em
through wind and snow
C
D
He'd find his way to bring
A
us peace
C
Em
Verse 6
When his heart led him
D
To the place where he would die
C
The Dalai Lama welcomed him
D
Bm
To Thailand
Verse 7
Em
Prayers were prayed and joy was spread
D
And hearts were filled with calm
C
But in the afternoon
D
Bm
Thomas Merton's life was gone
Verse 8
Em
The story was that he had died
Stepping from the bath
C
Shocked by the electricity
D
Bm
That lay there in his path
Verse 9
Em
In holy robes, the deed was done
D
As the stars were shining bright
C
Years went by and lies
D
were told
A
Would the truth not come to light
Verse 10
C
He dreamed of being an eagle
Em
With wings he would fly
C
From the west and the
D
G
north to the east
C
Through rain and sleet,
Em
through wind and snow
C
D
He'd find his way to bring
A
us peace
C
Em
Verse 11
Em
After he was buried
D
Upon his death concealed
C
The evidence of bullet holes
D
Bm
Finally was revealed
Verse 12
Em
Somewhere in a shadow life
D
The guilty ones live on
C
With silver in their pockets
D
Bm
They hide the smoking gun
Verse 13
Em
Why are people so afraid
D
Of those who work for peace
C
JFK and Dr. King
D
A
Prayed for wars to cease
Verse 14
C
He dreamed of being an eagle
Em
With wings, he would fly
C
D
From the west and the north
G
Em
and the east
C
Through rain and sleet,
Em
through wind and snow
C
D
He'd find his way to
A
bring us peace
C
Em
Verse 15
The wind sang in the bare woods
D
And Thomas prayed by the trees
C
I heard him whisper through my dreams
D
Bm
That life was a reprise
C
Em
D
Em
D
Oo
C
D
h
Em
Ooh
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