Tom: G G C/G G Now the birds have flown away, running South to race decay C G D Did their mother's know the way back home? Em G C G Or did they, like the hearts of man, here the whispers of better lands? C D Em D Em C Em In the song the wind still sings to those who brave the sea, to those who brave the sea [Verse] Em G C G And to all who search the deep for the gold the ocean keeps C Em D Calls a tune that rises with the tide Em G C G Autumn soul have your leaves turned gold? Have your birds and their mother's flown? C D Em D Em C Em C Did the harvest sell her heart to take your numbered days? The earth and I have aged D She takes... [Verse] Em G C G Now the crows dig in their feet. Making paths for all to see C Em D Where the years took tears of joy and grief Em G C G Oh my soul, I can see you've grown, by the hands that your mother holds C D Em D Em C Em D By the way she wears my scars I know we've both decayed. My soul and her old age. D I know... [Verse] C G D Em I've seen years pass, and springtime fade and whither C G D Em I've seen steps slow, as time catches the sprinter in us all C G D Em Oh, Oh as time catches the sprinter in us all C G D Em Oh, Oh as time catches the sprinter in us all C G D Em Oh, Oh as time catches the sprinter in us all C G D Em Frail faith is steady from the seasons C G D Em And if death waits, each day is one more reason C to thank God