E B F#m A
[Verse 1]
E B
I am the face within the leaves,
F#m
I am the voice within the trees,
A
I am boy, I am man,
E
The face of the changing land,
E B
And I have been your constant guide,
F#m
From your caves on the mountainside,
A
We have walked hand in hand.
[Verse 2]
E B
And everywhere that I have been,
F#m
My passing turns the grey to green,
A
The birds sing to the dawn,
E
And the land has awoken.
E
Now my Lady lays with me,
B F#m
Our love weaves its tapestry,
A B
Eternal threads, unbroken.
[Chorus]
E
I am lover, I am father,
A E
I am Horned God and King,
E
I’m the life in all of Nature,
A E
That is reborn every Spring,
C#m A
Call of stag and cry of eagle,
E B
I am Child of Barleycorn,
E C#m A E
And I am the Antlered Crown and Standing Stone!
[Instrumental]
E B F#m A
[Verse 3]
E B
I am the oats, the corn and grain,
F#m
A bearded man with a crooked cane,
A
Cut me down, I must die,
For the land to be born again,
E B
But don’t you cry and don’t you grieve,
F#m
For soon the Wild Hunt I will lead,
A B
On the night of Samhain.
[Chorus]
E
I am lover, I am father,
A E
I am Horned God and King,
E
I’m the life in all of Nature,
A E
That is reborn every Spring,
C#m A
Call of stag and cry of eagle,
E B
I am Child of Barleycorn,
E C#m A E
And I am the Antlered Crown and Standing Stone!
[Instrumental]
E B F#m A
[Verse 4]
E B
The air is cold, the sky is grey,
F#m
Where am I this Winter’s day,
A
Bones of trees, fallen leaves,
E
The time of the Winter Queen,
E B
But through the wind and snow and rain,
F#m
Know a part of me remains,
A B E B
The Holly stands, evergreen
[Chorus]
E
I am lover, I am father,
A E
I am Horned God and King,
E
I’m the life in all of Nature,
A E
That is reborn every Spring,
C#m A
Call of stag and cry of eagle,
E B
I am Child of Barleycorn,
E C#m A E B F#m A
And I am the Antlered Crown and Standing Stone!
E B F#m A
Standing Stone!
