G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 A5 E5 C5 I was born with this story, it's older than I G5 A5 E5 C5 And yet you when you hear it you'll know in the sky G5 A5 E5 C5 In the wind of your knowledge, In the cut of your jib G5 A5 E5 C5 That the fibre of wind is as new from my lip G5 A5 E5 C5 As was ever and more and ever will be G5 A5 E5 D5 C5 'til the union we face casts us finally free G5 C5 D5 G5 For we in the love of an earth-bidden dance C5 D5 G5 Stand enthralled of that, which from heaven, perchance C5 D5 G5 Lets us move with the gifts we were given in grace C5 D5 A5 G5 And smile in the arms of Sweet William's embrace G5 G5 William's wanderings took him abroad Showed him the lay of the searcher's long road To the place he stood now 'neath the black laden sky And the crook of his father had brought fortune nigh Read the sign where he looked, Not the bull, nor the bear Nor a burly red lion, or the tortoise and hare For we in the love of an earth-bidden dance Stand enthralled of it, which from heaven, perchance Lets us move with the gifts we were given in grace And smile in the arms of Sweet William's embrace G5 A5 E5 C5 The end of the world was the name of the inn G5 A5 E5 C5 Said fair William farewell to the world and its sin G5 G5 Its sin G5 A5 Full balmy was the winter air E5 C5 All wet with what might die G5 E5 A wishing well, the ocean bear E5 C5 A millpond in his eyes G5 A5 A glance to see from whence he came E5 C5 For William with a landlocked turn A5 A5 Vermin what he stood to lose A5 A5 The skin-shot snakes and earthy worms His boots trod soft inside the inn His greeted all was here Abrasive lowly nods came back Then bent toward their beer They must know I thought Willy now They've seen me come from miles The thought was struck as whisky poured And barmen gave all smiles C5 E5 D5 A5 Then followed this a curious thing G5 The eldest of the host C5 E5 D5 A5 Sang softly where he sat and drank G5 To love a worthy toast C5 E5 D5 A5 His song was of a stranger G5 Summoned for his rope C5 E5 D5 A5 In all would be to set us free G5 His song was strong and bold, It went: For we in the love of an earth-bidden dance Stand enthralled of that, which from heaven, perchance Lets us move with the gifts we were given in grace And smile in the arms of Sweet William's embrace I was born with this story, it's older than I And yet you when you hear it you'll know in the sky In the wind of your knowledge, In the cut of your jib That the fibre of wind is as new from my lip As was ever and more and ever will be 'til the union we face casts us finally free
