F            Gm  F             C
  Down among the reeds and rushes
G   C/G  G  C     G    C/G G C
  A baby boy  was found
Bb                            F   C
   His eyes as clear  as centuries
F                Gm  F    C
  His silky hair was brown

F                C
  Never been lonely
Bb                 F/C
   Never been lied to
C                         Bb
  Never had to scuffle in fear
F
  Nothing denied to
               C
 Born at the instant
Bb                      F/C
   The church bells chi-ime
C                           Bb
  And the whole world whispering
F                         Gm F C F Gm F C
  Born at the right time

F                          Gm
  Me and my buddies we are travelling people
F                                C   G C/G G C G C/G G C
We like to go down to restaurant row
Bb
   Spend those Euro-dollars
                  F/C    C   F          Gm F
 All the way from Washington   to Tokyo-o
C F           Gm  F       C
I see them in the airport lounge
G   C/G      G   C    G     C/G G C
  Upon their mother's breast
Bb                           F   C
   They follow me  with open eyes
F              Gm F    C
  Their uninvited guest

F                C
  Never been lonely
Bb                 F/C
   Never been lied to
C                         Bb
  Never had to scuffle in fear
F
  Nothing denied to
               C
 Born at the instant
Bb                      F/C
   The church bells chi-ime
C                           Bb
  And the whole world whispering
F
  Born at the right time

( F C Bb F/C C Bb F Bb F Gm F C F Gm F C )

F                                     Gm
  Too many people on the bus from the airport
F                       C            G    C/G G C G C/G G C
  Too many holes in the crust of the earth
Bb
   The planet groans
               F/C  C    F              Gm F
 Every time it registers   another birth
    F          Gm  F             C
But down among the reeds and rushes
G   C/G  G    C   G    C/G G C
  A baby girl was found
Bb                            F   C
   Her eyes as clear  as centuries
F                Gm  F    C
  Her silky hair was brown

F                C
  Never been lonely
Bb                 F/C
   Never been lied to
C                         Bb
  Never had to scuffle in fear
F
  Nothing denied to
               C
 Born at the instant
Bb                      F/C
   The church bells chi-ime
C                           Bb
  And the whole world whispering
F
  Born at the right time

( F C Bb F/C C Bb F Bb )

Repeat and fade:  F Gm F C