C/E: 030210 G/D: x5540x Intro is in 7/8 time, the rest is in 6/8 [Intro] Dm7 F C/E G/D E|-1-----------1-----------0------------------------------------------| B|-1-1-3-5-3-1-1-1-3-5-3-1-1-1-3-5-3-1-0------------------------------| G|-2-----------2-----------2-----------4-4-5-7-5-4--------------------| D|-0-----------3-----------0-----------5-5-7-9-7-5--------------------| A|-------------3-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-5------------------------------| E|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0------------------------------------------| Dm7 F C/E G/D E|-1-----------1-----------0------------------------------------------| B|-1-1-3-5-3-1-1-1-3-5-3-1-1-1-3-5-3-1-0------------------------------| G|-2-----------2-----------2-----------4-4-5-7-5-4--------------------| D|-0-----------3-----------0-----------5-5-7-9-7-5--------------------| A|-------------3-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-5------------------------------| E|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0------------------------------------------| [Verse 1] Am When I heard you sing F It felt like a christening Dm7 C/E F A baptism at the back of the bar Em F I fell under your spell Dm7 F You sang my life so well [Verse 2] Am F As your voice quivers with each line you deliver Dm7 C/E F I hear the orchestra as I stand in awe Em F I felt so close to the Lord Dm7 F I’ve tried my whole life to ignore [Chorus] Dm7 F But, Love, I’m alive C/E And maybe the Star of Bethnal Green G/D Could lead us back to Bethlehem Dm7 F Lord, I have tried C/E And maybe the Star of Bethnal Green G/D Dm7 Could lead us back to Bethlehem [Interlude] F C/E G/D [Verse 3] Am When I heard you sing F It was a balm for the blistering Dm7 C/E F My eyes, all swollen and scarred Em F Your hands guide mine over the braille Dm7 F I felt each word without fail [Chorus] Dm7 F But, Love, I’m alive C/E And maybe the Star of Bethnal Green G/D Could lead us back to Bethlehem Dm7 F Lord, I have tried C/E And maybe the Star of Bethnal Green G/D Could lead us back to Bethlehem F Dm7 Love, I'm alive C/E And maybe the Star of Bethnal Green G/D Could lead us back to Bethlehem F Dm7 Lord, I have tried C/E And maybe the Star of Bethnal Green G/D Could lead us back to Bethlehem [Outro] F Dm7 C/E G/D x2 Dm7 F C/E G/D x2