Em

[Verse 1]
A                       A7                D                   A
Somewhere across the sea I heard of people building ships and boats
    Bm
Building hard
    A
Building very hard

[Verse 2]
                        A7                   D
In lands I've never seen there are people leaving homes
Dm
Growing tired
   A
Growing very tired

[Verse 3]
Amaj7              A7            D                 A
A dream of lovers, holding hands, and being so far apart
    Bm7
And they cry
    A
And they're crying

[Verse 4]
A                   A7                         D
Centuries of running puts us right back at the start
    Dm
And we try
    D        Amaj7  A
And we're trying

[Interlude]
Em7  F#  Em7

[Verse 5]
A          A7                  D                          Amaj7
Our father, he was a plainsman, he made a living from the land
   Bm
Every day
      A          Amaj7
Every single day

[Verse 6]
A                       A7                             D
Somewhere across the sea I heard of men who couldn't understand
     Dm
What we say
     A
What we're saying