F5                G5  F5               C5  
Down among the reeds and rushes
G5  C5 G5   C5    G5       
C5 G5 C5 
A baby boy was found
Bb5                          F5   C5 
His eyes as clear as centuries
F5                     G5   F5      C5 
His silky hair was brown

F5                 C5 
Never been lonely
Bb5                  F5 
Never been lied to
C5                          Bb5  
Never had to scuffle in fear
F5                    
Nothing denied to
                 C5      
Born at the instant
Bb5                      F5  
The church bells chime
C5                          Bb5  
And the whole world whispering
F5                        G5  F5  C5  F5  G5  
F5  C5 
Born at the right time

F5                               G5
Me and my buddies we are travelling people
F5                                    C5      G5 C5  G5  C5  
G5  C5  G5  C5
We like to go down to restaurant row
Bb5
Spend those euro-dollars
                      F5        C5   F5          G5   F5
All the way from Washington to Tokyo
C5  F5               G5 F5       C5
I see them in the airport lounge
G5  C5       G5    C5     G5      
C5  G5  C5
Upon their mother's breast
Bb5                              F5     C5
They follow me with open eyes
F5             G5   F5    C5
Their uninvited guest


F5                 C5 
Never been lonely
Bb5                  F5 
Never been lied to
C5                          Bb5  
Never had to scuffle in fear
F5                    
Nothing denied to
                 C5      
Born at the instant
Bb5                      F5  
The church bells chime
C5                          Bb5  
And the whole world whispering
F5                        G5  F5  C5  F5  G5  
F5  C5 
Born at the right time

F5     C5   Bb5   F5  C5   Bb5   
F5    Bb5    F5    G5  F5   C5    
F5   G5   F5   C5 
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

F5                                         G5   
Too many people on the bus from the airport
F5                        C5                 G5     C5   G5   
C5   G5  C5  G5  C5 
Too many holes in the crust of the earth
Bb5                   
The planet groans
                F5  C5   F5          G5   F5 
Every time it registers another birth
       F5                   G5   F5            C5 
But down among the reeds and rushes
G5  C5  G5  C5    G5      
C5  G5  C5 
A baby girl was found
Bb5                     F5     C5 
Her eyes as clear as centuries
F5               G5  F5       C5 
Her silky hair was brown


F5                 C5 
Never been lonely
Bb5                  F5 
Never been lied to
C5                          Bb5  
Never had to scuffle in fear
F5                    
Nothing denied to
                 C5      
Born at the instant
Bb5                      F5  
The church bells chime
C5                          Bb5  
And the whole world whispering
F5                        G5  F5  C5  F5  G5  
F5  C5 
Born at the right time