The Pearl

A E A Oh, the dragons are gonna fly tonight A E A They’re circling low and inside tonight F#m D A It’s another round in the losing fight C#m E A Out along the great divide tonight A E A We are soldiers in an ancient war E A Seeking out some half remembered shore F#m D A We drink our fill and still we thirst for more C#m E A Asking if there’s no heaven what is this hunger for D A Our path is worn our feet poorly shod D A We lift our prayer against the odds E D E A And fear the silence is the voice of God, of God, of God D A D A And we cry Hallelujah, Hallelujah F#m D A E A We cry Hallelujah A E A Sorrow is constant and the joys are brief A E A The seasons come and bring no sweet relief F#m D A Time is brutal but a careless thief C#m E A Who takes our lot but leaves behind the grief D A It is the heart that kills us in the end D A Just one more old broken bone that cannot mend E D A E A As it was now and ever shall be, Amen, Amen, Amen D A D A And we cry Hallelujah, Hallelujah F#m D A E A We cry Hallelujah A E A So there will be no guiding light for you and me A E A We are not sailors lost out on the sea F#m D A We were always headed toward eternity C#m E A Hoping for a glimpse of Galilee D A Like falling stars from the Universe we are hurled D A Down through the long loneliness of the world E D A E A Until we behold the pain become The Pearl, The Pearl, The Pearl D A D A And we cry Hallelujah, Hallelujah F#m D A E A We cry Hallelujah.