this is a very simple interpretation, but works well :) Em G D Moses was old, a chill in his bones Am C G D Falling apart, he knew in his heart that his time had come Em G D As he lay in his tent in the hot desert sands Am C G D He smiled at how he would never see his promised land C D Em He sang, "I could have lived and died Cadd9 G C An Egyptian prince, could have played safe G D But in the end journey's brought joys G That outweigh the pain" Em G D Now Odysseus sat tired and alone He'd always held out against all the doubts he would come home Em G D Now he was here, his soul felt estranged Am C G D His wife and his dog, his son and his gods, everything changed C D Em He sang, "I could have stayed and ruled Cadd9 G C As an Ithacan prince, could've played safe G D But in the end journey's brought joys G That outweigh the pain" Em G D Now Balthazar rode for seven long years Am C G D Eastwards and far, he followed his star and it brought him here Em G D To a stable in ruins in some backwater town Am C G D To a virgin defiled, no king but a child, too small for a crown C D Em He sang, "I could have lived with my Gods Cadd9 G C As a Persian prince, I could've played safe G D But in the end journey's brought joys G That outweigh the pain" Em G Paupers and kings, princes and thieves C D G Singers of songs, righters of wrongs, be what you believe Em G D Saddle your horse, shoulder your load C D G Burst at the seams, be what you dream and then take to the road
