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[Verse 1]
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A billion words ago, the sailors disappeared
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A story for the children, to rock them back to sleep
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A million burning books, like torches in our hands
  F
A fabric of ideals, to decorate our homes
  A
A thousand generations, the soil on which we walk
  A
A mountain of mistakes, for us to climb for pleasure
  A
A hundred clocks are ticking, the line becomes a circle
F                                  G
Spin the wheel of fortune, or learn to navigate

[Chorus]
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   A choir full of longing
                            F
Will call our ships to port
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The countless lonely voices
        G
Like whispers in the dark

[Chorus]
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   A choir full of longing
                            F
Will call our ships to port
F
The countless lonely voices
        G
Like whispers in the dark

[Instrumental]
A      F      G   A      F    G    A

[Verse 2]
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A second of reflection can take you to the moon
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The slightest hesitation can bring you down in flames
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A single spark of passion can change a man forever
  F
A moment in a lifetime is all it takes to break him
  A
A fraction of a heartbeat made us what we are
  A
A brother and a sister for better or for worse
  A
A billion words ago they sang a song of leaving
   F
An echo from the chorus
     G
Will call them back again

[Chorus]
A
   A choir full of longing
                            F
Will call our ships to port
F
The countless lonely voices
        G
Like whispers in the dark

[Chorus]
A
   A choir full of longing
                            F
Will call our ships to port
F                           G
The countless lonely voices
        C
Like whispers in the dark

[Instrumental 2]
A      F      G  A      F     G

[Chorus 2]
  A
Tonight we light the fires
  A
We call our ships to port
  F
Tonight we walk on water
                       G
And tomorrow we'll be gone

[Chorus 2]
  A
Tonight we light the fires
  A
We call our ships to port
  F
Tonight we walk on water
                       G
And tomorrow we'll be gone

[End]
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Tonight
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Tonight