Em F
G Am
Em F
G Am


Em
F                         G
I was about fifteen
Am                             Em
I was walking the beach
F                                 G
I was a-racing the wave
Am                                Em
It knocked me off my feet


I fell into the tide
It spat me back on the sand
I left without a clue
How lucky I was to land


It's been a long, long time
Since my life was spared
It's been a long, long time
But I'm still not scared


Em F
G Am
Em F
G Am


Em
F                         G
It was the dawn of man
Am                             Em
I held the bone in my hand
F                                 G
I was as hungry as death
Am                                Em
Wandering through the sand


I met a wild boar
My bone came down with a crack
I tasted flesh and blood
And swore I'd never look back


It's been a long, long time
But I had just begun
It's been a long, long time
Out in the African sun


It's been a long, long time
Since I learned that skill
It's been a long, long time
Since my very first kill


G C G F Em F
G C G F Em F
G
   C        G            F         Em     F       G
If anyone's out there to see what we have done
     C       G            F      Em   F
Can somebody tell me what we are to become?
      Em  F
Our tiny lives
     Em        F
They fly right by
     Em      F        Em        F         G       Am
This goodly frame, it does not care if we live or die
G Am
G Am
G Am


Em F
G A
Em F
G Am


Em
F                        G
It was the month of June
Am                        Em
In Tienanmen Square
F                        G
The tanks were on TV
Am                        Em
But I was not yet there


The guns, they all went "pop"
We heard the screams and shouts
I was brought into this world
As they were taken out


It's been a long, long time
So many people to mourn
It's been a long, long time
Since the day I was born


It's been a long, long time
And yet no time at all
It's been a long, long time
And yet no time at all


G C G F Em F
G C G F Em F


G
   C        G            F        Em     F       G
If anyone's out there to see what I have done
    C        G            F    Em    F
Can somebody tell me what I am to become?
     Em  F
Our tiny lives
     Em        F
They fly right by
Em       F         Em      F             G       Am
Who were they, and next to them, who the hell am I?
G Am
G Am
G Am


(sburban jungle melody)
Em F
G A
Em F
G Am