Silent Passage

(G) (C) (D) (C) (G)

(G) Before the war I (Em) had no need for (D) travelling

Indeed I (C) do not know what made it so (G) important to leave

And (Em) after all this time I found that I’m (D) avoiding me

For nothing (Am) more or less than (C) fear

Of what I (G) have to gain from (Em) staying in the (D) clear

Although it’s (Am) only coming (C) home that brings you (G) near

Master come my brother is a sailor

Upon this ship of life we are the master-sails in the wind

And you can understand we need a hand to guide us in

So many claim to be the one

But like a shadow on the sun

They fade and spin

And we are shattered on the ocean once again

(G) Before the war I (Em) had no need for (D) travelling

Indeed I (C) do not know what made it so (G) important to leave

And (Em) after all this time I found that I’m (D) avoiding me

For nothing (Am) more or less than (C) fear

Of what I have to gain from staying in the (D) clear

Although it’s only coming home that brings you (G) near

Although it’s only coming (C) home that brings a (G) tear