A5 As the dawn breaks C#5 Over roof slates D5 E5 Hope hung on every washing line Does your heart ache Over life's fate I know we never had much time For us to give We did (not sure about this next line) A5 C#5 D5 E5 As the light creeps over the houses And the slates are darkened by the rain In this morning search for meaning A5 B5 A5 I hear a songbird's mel-o-dy A5 C#5 B5 A simple songbird's mel-o-dy A5 B5 A5 And its singing just for me A5 C#5 B5 And its singing just for me A5 B5 A5 And its singing just for me