Intro: E F#m B x2
As d[F#m]aybreak breaks the mi[B]st upon the eart[E]h[E7]
[F#m]it came to pass that be[B]auty settled th[C#m]ere fore[A]ver mo[B]re
and [F#m]as the steam clings cl[B]ose to things to co[E]me[E7]
it [F#m]came to pass that so[B]lid rock did p[C#m]art for hu[A]mble li[B]fe
(Key shifts one semitone up)
[F]once upon a ti[F7]me there was confusion[A#]
disappointment, f[C]ear and disillusion[F]
[F]now there's hope reb[F7]orn with every morning[A#]
see the future cle[C]arly at its dawning[F7]
forever dr[F]ifting slowly tow[A#]ards a hazy e[C]mptiness
whilst wa[F]ter slips in[C7]to the sea
the f[A#]ather's sad to se[C]e it's free[C7]
As s[Gm]hadows creep tow[C]ards their master ni[F]ght[F7]
[Gm]it came to pass that tr[C]ees defied the w[Dm]ind who sh[A#]ook their le[C]aves
and [Gm]as the peace desc[C]ended all aro[F]und[F7]
it c[Gm]ame to pass that n[C]ature's creatures [Dm]came to f[A#]ace the w[C]orld
(Key shifts one semitone up)
[F#]once upon a ti[F#7]me there was confusion[B]
disappointment, f[C#]ear and disillusion[F#]
now there's hope reb[F#7]orn with every morning[B]
see the future cl[C#]early at its dawning[F#7]
forever dr[F#]ifting slowly tow[B]ards a hazy e[C#]mptiness
whilst wa[F#]ter slips in[C#7]to the sea
the f[B]ather's sad to se[C#]e it's free[C#7]
[F#]once upon a ti[F#7]me there was confusion[B]
disappointment, f[C#]ear and disillusion[F#]
now there's hope reb[F#7]orn with every morning[B]
see the future cl[C#]early at its dawning[F#7]
forever dr[F#]ifting slowly tow[B]ards a hazy e[C#]mptiness
whilst wa[F#]ter slips in[C#7]to the sea
the f[B]ather's sad to se[C#]e it's free[C#7]
[F#]once upon a ti[F#7]me there was confusion[B]
disappointment, f[C#]ear and disillusion.[F#]..
As d[F#m]aybreak breaks the mi[B]st upon the eart[E]h[E7]
[F#m]it came to pass that be[B]auty settled th[C#m]ere fore[A]ver mo[B]re
and [F#m]as the steam clings cl[B]ose to things to co[E]me[E7]
it [F#m]came to pass that so[B]lid rock did p[C#m]art for hu[A]mble li[B]fe
(Key shifts one semitone up)
[F]once upon a ti[F7]me there was confusion[A#]
disappointment, f[C]ear and disillusion[F]
[F]now there's hope reb[F7]orn with every morning[A#]
see the future cle[C]arly at its dawning[F7]
forever dr[F]ifting slowly tow[A#]ards a hazy e[C]mptiness
whilst wa[F]ter slips in[C7]to the sea
the f[A#]ather's sad to se[C]e it's free[C7]
As s[Gm]hadows creep tow[C]ards their master ni[F]ght[F7]
[Gm]it came to pass that tr[C]ees defied the w[Dm]ind who sh[A#]ook their le[C]aves
and [Gm]as the peace desc[C]ended all aro[F]und[F7]
it c[Gm]ame to pass that n[C]ature's creatures [Dm]came to f[A#]ace the w[C]orld
(Key shifts one semitone up)
[F#]once upon a ti[F#7]me there was confusion[B]
disappointment, f[C#]ear and disillusion[F#]
now there's hope reb[F#7]orn with every morning[B]
see the future cl[C#]early at its dawning[F#7]
forever dr[F#]ifting slowly tow[B]ards a hazy e[C#]mptiness
whilst wa[F#]ter slips in[C#7]to the sea
the f[B]ather's sad to se[C#]e it's free[C#7]
[F#]once upon a ti[F#7]me there was confusion[B]
disappointment, f[C#]ear and disillusion[F#]
now there's hope reb[F#7]orn with every morning[B]
see the future cl[C#]early at its dawning[F#7]
forever dr[F#]ifting slowly tow[B]ards a hazy e[C#]mptiness
whilst wa[F#]ter slips in[C#7]to the sea
the f[B]ather's sad to se[C#]e it's free[C#7]
[F#]once upon a ti[F#7]me there was confusion[B]
disappointment, f[C#]ear and disillusion.[F#]..
