Versao com capo no fret 3:

Intro: C Bm Am G Em7

C         Bm        Em7    Am
Sandalwood trees are evergreen
C       Am 
Cut them down
      C      G
Plant coffee beans
C       Bm 
Build no schools
    Em7      G
Construct no roads
Am           G
Mark them as fools
    C        Bm
Let ignorance rule

            C      Bm       Em7 G 
Leave them stranded on their is__land
C         G     F      G 
Treat them to the tune of silence
C         Bm         Em7        C
Red is the cross that covers out shame

      Am       Em7   G  
Every Kingdom, every land
        C                  Em7 
Has its heart in the common man
Am    Em7    G               C   Em7   C   Em7
Silently the tide shifts the sand

C      Bm       Em7    Am
Bury my heart on East-Timor
   C     Am 
In coral sands
   C       G
On golden shores
C         Bm 
Buried are those
    Em7         G
Who lived their lives
Am          G
No place to hide for
 C        Bm
Father and child
            C      Bm       Em7 G 
Leave them stranded on their is__land
C         G     F      G 
Treat them to the tune of silence
   C        Bm         Em7        C
We shake the hands that kill and forgive

      Am       Em7   G  
Every Kingdom, every land
        C                  Em7 
Has its heart in the common man
Am    Em7    G               C   Em7   C   Em7
Silently the tide shifts the sand

C      Bm       Em7    Am
Bury my heart on East-Timor
   C     Am 
On barren graves
      C            G
Where flowers won't grow
C         Bm        Em7   G
Blooms our Red cross lovingly
     Am          G
This nightingale deed
   C        Bm
So we can be free
 C      Bm       Em7 G 
Stranded on their is__land
C      G   F     G 
   This army of the silent
   C        Bm         Em7       C
We toast our own goodwill and forget

      Am       Em7   G  
Every Kingdom, every land
        C                  Em7 
Has its heart in the common man
Am    Em7    G               C
Silently the tide shifts the sand

Versão sem capo:

Intro: Eb Dm Cm Bb Gm7

Eb         Dm        Gm7    Cm
Sandalwood trees are evergreen
Eb       Cm 
Cut them down
      Eb      Bb
Plant coffee beans
Eb       Dm 
Build no schools
    Gm7      Bb
Construct no roads
Cm           Bb
Mark them as fools
    Eb        Dm
Let ignorance rule

            Eb      Dm       Gm7 Bb 
Leave them stranded on their is__land
Eb         Bb     G#      Bb 
Treat them to the tune of silence
Eb         Dm         Gm7        Eb
Red is the cross that covers out shame

      Cm       Gm7   Bb  
Every Kingdom, every land
        Eb                  Gm7 
Has its heart in the common man
Cm    Gm7    Bb               Eb   Gm7   Eb   Gm7
Silently the tide shifts the sand

Eb      Dm       Gm7    Cm
Bury my heart on East-Timor
   Eb     Cm 
In coral sands
   Eb       Bb
On golden shores
Eb         Dm 
Buried are those
    Gm7         Bb
Who lived their lives
Cm          Bb
No place to hide for
 Eb        Dm
Father and child
            Eb      Dm       Gm7 Bb 
Leave them stranded on their is__land
Eb         Bb     G#      Bb 
Treat them to the tune of silence
   Eb        Dm         Gm7        Eb
We shake the hands that kill and forgive

      Cm       Gm7   Bb  
Every Kingdom, every land
        Eb                  Gm7 
Has its heart in the common man
Cm    Gm7    Bb               Eb   Gm7   Eb   Gm7
Silently the tide shifts the sand

Eb      Dm       Gm7    Cm
Bury my heart on East-Timor
   Eb     Cm 
On barren graves
      Eb            Bb
Where flowers won't grow
Eb         Dm        Gm7   Bb
Blooms our Red cross lovingly
     Cm          Bb
This nightingale deed
   Eb        Dm
So we can be free
 Eb      Dm       Gm7 Bb 
Stranded on their is__land
Eb      Bb   G#     Bb 
   This army of the silent
   Eb        Dm         Gm7       Eb
We toast our own goodwill and forget

      Cm       Gm7   Bb  
Every Kingdom, every land
        Eb                  Gm7 
Has its heart in the common man
Cm    Gm7    Bb               Eb
Silently the tide shifts the sand