[Intro] D

[Primera Parte]

   D        Em     Bm
A husband waits outside
           A               D             G
A crying child pushes a child into the night
Bm        D             Em        Bm
 She was told he would come this time
          A                     D       G
Without leaving so much as a feather behind
Bm           A/C#      D      F#7
 To enact at last the perfect plan
               Bm     A       G
One more sweet boy to be butchered by man

[Estribillo]

          Em    D       A/C#
But the gateway to the world
                        D       G
Was still outside the reach of him
Bm     Em      D          A/C#
 Would never belong to angels
              D        G
Had never belonged to man
Bm     Em   D   A/C#       F#7
  The swan upon Leda
  G               D
Empire upon Jerusalem

( D )

[Segunda Parte]

   D           Em        Bm
A grandmother smuggling meds
                A                  D        G
Past where the god child-soldier Setanta stood dead
Bm      D       Em        Bm
 Our graceful turner of heads
                      A                 D           G
Weaves through the checkpoints like a needle and thread
Bm                   A/C#   D       F#7
 Someone's frightened boy waves her on
               Bm       A          G
She offers a mother's smile, and soon she's gone

[Estribillo]

     Em      D     A/C#
The gateway to the world
               D        G
The gun in a trembling hand
Bm       Em     D          A/C#
 Where nature unmakes the boundary
               D           G
The pillar of myth still stands
Bm    Em   D   A/C#       F#7
 The swan upon Leda
     G                 D
Occupier upon ancient land

( Em  D  A/C#  D  G  Bm )
( Em  D  A/C#  D  G  Bm )
( Em  D  A/C#  F#7  G  D )

[Final]

     Em      D      A/C#
The gateway to the world
                        D       G
Was still outside the reach of him
Bm      Em     D         A/C#  F#7
 Would never belong to angels
      G               D
Had never belonged to men