Written by Gary Louris/Dar Williams
Dar Williams - The Tide Falls Away Intro: Am Am7 Am F Am Am7 F I walked a spiralling village one night Em G F Drawn by the word of a bell or a light G E7 Am Am7 Out on the flats, saw it rose to a spire Am F C Am All becomes clear as the tide falls away Am Am7 F Parent and child and an ocean between Em G F One is not heard and the other not seen G E7 Am Am7 Too many bottles, but each had a message inside Am F C Am Am7 All becomes clear as the tide falls away Am F C Am All becomes clear as the tide falls away INTERLUDE: Am Am7 F Em G F G E7 Lucky we are when the stars leave us singing Am F C A hymn or a dirge when the surge of the ocean is gone F Is gone INTERLUDE: Am Am7 Am F Am Am7 F And the old woman just stares at her hands Em G F So many heroes have crumbled to sand G E7 Am Am7 All those cathedrals were merely by men Am F C Am All becomes clear as the tide falls away F C Am Am7 All becomes clear as the tide falls away F All falls away OUTRO: Am Am7 Am F