D5 G5 D5 All the husbands and thier wives we were dancing for our lives all to the A5 tune of Elsie Marley D5 G5 instead of gathering up our differences and throwing them in the air D5 A5 D5 And giving them to the wind that shakes the barley G5 D5 And the children they were watching every girl and every boy as we danced to A5 the tune of Elsie Marley D5 G5 D5 But they'd heard another tune from the harvest of the moon that rides upon A5 D5 the wind that shakes the barley G5 D5 Then Bridget she declared that she was not prepared to watch us dance to the A5 tune of Elsie Marley D5 G5 She said I'll sing you all a song and you'll want to sing along D5 A5 D5 If you listen to the wind that shakes the barley chorus G5 D5 And the song that she sang could be heard from miles around B5 A5 The air was full of harmony you should've heard the sound D5 G5 As we gathered up our differences and threw them in the air D5 A5 D5 And gave them to the wind that shakes the barley A5 D5 G5 D5 A5 oooohhhh ooohh ooohhh ooohhh D5 G5 D5 All the husbands and thier wives we were dancing for our lives all to the A5 tune of Elsie Marley D5 G5 Until we gathered up our differences and threw them in the air D5 A5 D5 And gave them to the wind that shakes the barley G5 D5 Then all of us declared that we were not prepared to dance our lives away A5 with Elsie Marley D5 G5 For we heard another tune from the harvest of the moon D5 A5 D5 That rides upon the wind that shakes the barley G5 D5 And the song that we sang could be heard for miles around B5 A5 The air was full of harmony you should've heard the sound D5 G5 As we gathered up our differences and threw them in the air D5 A5 And gave them to the wind that shakes the barley D5 A5 D5 G5 D5 A5 oooooh ohhh ooooh