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I passed the day at the mourning tree, 
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Where the river's sorrows run deep 
Am            G     F      E
And all at once a host of birds
       C         D         Am
Did settle and nest around me 

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In their song, I heard your song 
Am              G       Am
I heard the bomber's drone 
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beneath those birds and the swaying wheat
    C          D      Am
I heard you coming home 

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Oh my love where did you fly?
Am          G          Am
After you came home to me 
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Like the nightjar you left me here 
    C           D          Am
To nest in the mourning tree.