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 chime
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
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 chime
C                          Bb  |
And the whole world whispering
F                       | Gm | F  C | F  Gm | 
F  C |
Born at the right time

F     C |  Bb   F/C | C   Bb |  
F    Bb |   F    Gm | F   C  |  
F   Gm |  F   C |
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

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 chime
C                          Bb  |
And the whole world whispering
F                       | Gm | F  C | F  Gm |  F  C |
Born at the right time