Internationale Notenbezeichnungen!!! 

B (International/English) = B (German/Deutsch)
Bb (International/English) = B (German/Deutsch)


| C D | Em | Am G | D | G | C D | Em | Am G | D |: D |G | C | Em :| D | G 

          C   D   Em        Am        G        D      G
It was a lifetime ago, as brothers we lived at home
            C    D    Em        Am      G      D
There was a fond farewell as I sailed away alone
                    D                             G
(All of these years) All of these years I've been travelling
             C                          Em
No one could dream the things that I've seen
                     D                            G
(All of these years) All of these years I've been wandering
              C                  Em                 D              G
Back to this land, back to these leas, here on this earth, far overseas
| C D | Em | Am G | D | G

             C     D  Em         Am      G         D      G
Brother I've tales to tell as we gather round your hearth
           C     D  Em        Am        G     D 
And I have songs as well that tell of exotic arts
                    D                             G
(All of these years) All of these years of great skill and care 
                 C                    Em
You stayed right here and raised up a home
                    D                             G
(All of these years) All of these years I've been everywhere
           C                Em            D              G
I was your eyes, I was your ears over the earth, far overseas

D                     C               G
Who's gonna say who's right and who's wrong
D                     C              G
Who's gonna say who's weak and who's strong
        Em                      A              D   D/C D/B D/A G
Such is life and all and all        It's up to you

| C D | Em | Am G | D | G | C D | Em | Am G | D |

D                     C               G
Who's gonna say who's right and who's wrong
D                     C              G
Who's gonna say who's weak and who's strong
        Em                      A              D   D/C D/B D/A G
Such is life and all and all        It's up to you

         C    D  Em            Am  G    D     G
Now as I tell my tales you can be at my side
         C    D   Em       Am          G      D
And as I see your house my heart leaps up and cries
                    D                       G
(All of these years) We are two halves of experience
           C                  Em
Now we can share a harvest so fine
                          D                           G
(All of these years) And we shall give thanks for our providence
          C                 Em
We are at home, under these eaves 
                   D                G
with food for the soul from far overseas

D                     C               G
Who's gonna say who's right and who's wrong
D                     C              G
Who's gonna say who's weak and who's strong
        Em                      A              D   D/C D/B D/A G
Such is life and all and all        It's up to you