INTRO: C  F  C  Dm  F  C   (2x)


I am going away
       F          C
In the hour of my days
      Dm           F           Am    G
And a warm knowing place still holds you
       C
I will see you again
       F           C
In the soft summer rain
          F           Am          G  C
Where the hills turn again to the ocean



Take my heart take my hand
        F               C
On this ground where we stand
         Dm          F         Am   G
With the last of our land in a gloaming
       C
We are old, we are young
       F           C
We are one, we are strong
          F         Am      G  C
And we'll walk ever on to a glory


CHORUS:
          F
And we'll sing
          C
And we'll sing
       Dm                F
Of the ties that bind forever
        C
We will sing



Had we but understood
           F           C
Had we but loved as we should
         Dm            F             Am  G
Like the brands of the girl from the burning
           C
So, lay me down in your fields
       F           C
On the pastures of green
          F             Am          G   C
Where the clear running streams are flowing


CHORUS:
          F
And we'll sing
          C
And we'll sing
       Dm                F
Of the ties that bind forever
        C
We will sing


CHORUS:
          F
And we'll sing
          C
And we'll sing
       Dm                F
Of the ties that bind forever
        C
We will sing



I am going away
       F          C
In the hour of my days
  Dm           F           Am    G
A warm knowing place still holds you
          C
Though we wonder and know
        F           C
We will cherish our own
        F         Am            G   C
On that long road home, I'll be waiting


CHORUS:
          F
And we'll sing
          C
And we'll sing
       Dm                F
Of the ties that bind forever
        C
We will sing


CHORUS:
          F
And we'll sing
          C
And we'll sing
       Dm                F
Of the ties that bind forever
        C
We will sing


CHORUS:
          F
And we'll sing
          C
And we'll sing
       Dm                 F     Am  F  C
Of the songs that last forever