Watch that old fire as it flickers and dies      
                       
That once blessed the household and lit up our lives

It shone for the friends and the clinking of glasses

                                            Am
I'll tend to the flame, you can worship the ashes

Am                          G             Am
Capture the wild things and bring them in line
    C                       D
And own what was never your right to confine
    C             D             Am             G
The lives and the loves and the songs are what matters
     Am                         G           Am
I'll tend to the flame, you can worship the ashes

Am                      G              Am
Do you feel heavy? Your eyes drop with grief
     C                       D
Your spirit is wild and your suffering is brief
   C         D          Am          G
So never you buckle and bend to the masses
     Am                         G           Am
I'll tend to the flame, you can worship the ashes

Am                        G               Am
Get round the fire with a glass of strong ale
    C                    D
And tell us a story from beyond the pale
C         D         Am                 G
Bury some seeds and expect some strong branches
     Am                         G           Am
I'll tend to the flame, you can worship the ashes

    Am                     G            Am
Now show me a man that can meet all his needs
    C                        D
For what we need most now is unity's seed
  C          D            Am             G
A common old song for all creeds and all classes 
     Am                         G           Am
I'll tend to the flame, you can worship the ashes
     F                 E
I'll tend to the flame

( Am )

Am                       G           Am
What will we do when the world it is ending
    C                     D
And time it is halted for friend and for foe?
C           D         Am         G
Try to hold on to the time as it passes
     Am                         G           Am
I'll tend to the flame, you can worship the ashes
     Am                         G           Am
I'll tend to the flame, you can worship the ashes
     Am
I'll tend to the flame, you can worship the ashes