F Gm F C
Down among the reeds and rushes
G C/G G C G
C/G G C
A baby boy was found
Bb F C
His eyes as clear as centuries
F Gm F C
His silky hair was brown
F C
Never been lonely
Bb F
Never been lied to
C Bb
Never had to scuffle in fear
F
Nothing denied to
C
Born at the instant
Bb F
The church bells chime
C Bb
And the whole world whispering
F Gm F C F Gm
F C
Born at the right time
F Gm
Me and my buddies we are travelling people
F C G C/G G C
G C/G G C
We like to go down to restaurant row
Bb
Spend those euro-dollars
F C F Gm F
All the way from Washington to Tokyo
C F Gm F C
I see them in the airport lounge
G C/G G C G
C/G G C
Upon their mother's breast
Bb F C
They follow me with open eyes
F Gm F C
Their uninvited guest
F C
Never been lonely
Bb F
Never been lied to
C Bb
Never had to scuffle in fear
F
Nothing denied to
C
Born at the instant
Bb F
The church bells chime
C Bb
And the whole world whispering
F Gm F C F Gm
F C
Born at the right time
F C Bb F C Bb
F Bb F Gm F C
F Gm F C
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
F Gm
Too many people on the bus from the airport
F C G C/G G
C G C/G G C
Too many holes in the crust of the earth
Bb
The planet groans
F C F Gm F
Every time it registers another birth
F Gm F C
But down among the reeds and rushes
G C/G G C G
C/G G C
A baby girl was found
Bb F C
Her eyes as clear as centuries
F Gm F C
Her silky hair was brown
F C
Never been lonely
Bb F
Never been lied to
C Bb
Never had to scuffle in fear
F
Nothing denied to
C
Born at the instant
Bb F
The church bells chime
C Bb
And the whole world whispering
F Gm F C F Gm
F C
Born at the right time
