Old Ways
Loreena McKennittVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
( Bm - A - G - Em ) x 2
The thundering waves are calling me home, home to you
The pounding sea is calling me home, home to you
On a dark new year's night
By the west coast of Clare
I heard your voice singing
Your eyes danced the song
Your hands played the tune
T'was a vision before me.
We left the music behind and the dance carried on
As we stole away to the seashore
We smelt the brine, felt the wind in our hair
And with sadness you paused.
Suddenly I knew that you'd have to go
My world was not yours, your eyes told me so
Yet it was there I felt the crossroads of time
And I wondered why.
As we cast our gaze on the tumbling sea
A vision came o'er me
Of thundering hooves and beating wings
In clouds above.
As you turned to go I heard you call my name,
Like a bird in a cage spreading its wings to fly
"The old ways are lost", you sang as you flew
And I wondered why.
The thundering waves are calling me home, home to you
The pounding sea is calling me home, home to you
The thundering waves are calling me home, home to you
The pounding sea is calling me home, home to you
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Readable chord sheet for Old Ways by Loreena McKennitt
( Bm - A - G - Em ) x 2 [Bm] The thundering waves a[A]re calling me home, home to yo[G]u [Em] [Bm] The pounding sea is[A] calling me home, home to[G] you [Em] [Bm] On a dark new year's night [A] By the west coast of Clare [G] I heard your voice si[A]nging [Bm] Your eyes danced the song [A] Your hands played the tune [G] T'was a vision before me[A]. [Bm] We left the music behind an[A]d the dance carried on [G] As we stole away to[A] the seashore [Bm] We smelt the brine, [A]felt the wind in our hair [G] And with sadness you paused. [A] Suddenly I knew t[Bm]hat you'd have to go [A] My world was not yours, your [G]eyes told me so [A] Yet it was there[Bm] I felt the crossroads of time [A] And I wondered why. [G] [A] [Bm] [Bm] As we cast our gaze on[A] the tumbling sea [G] A vision came o'er me [A] [Bm] Of thundering hooves a[A]nd beating wings [G] In clouds above. [A] As you turned to go I he[Bm]ard you call my name, [A] Like a bird in a cage sp[G]reading its wings to fly [A] "The old ways are lost", yo[Bm]u sang as you flew [A] And I wondered why. [G] [A] [Bm] [Bm] The thundering waves a[A]re calling me home, home to yo[G]u [Em] [Bm] The pounding sea is[A] calling me home, home to[G] you [Em] [Bm] The thundering waves a[A]re calling me home, home to yo[G]u [Em] [Bm] The pounding sea is[A] calling me home, home to[G] you [Em]