Dead Can Dance - Children of the sun

^DWe are ancient As a^C#mncient as the sun ^EWe came from the ocean ^BOnce our ancestral home ^DSo that one day W^C#me could all return ^ETo our birthright The gr^Beat celestial dome

^{Bm E} We are the children of the s^Bmun ^E Our journey's just begun ^{Bm E} Sunflowers in our h^Bmair ^{E Bm E} We are the children of the s^Bmun ^E There is room for every^Bmone ^E Sunflowers in our h^Bmair ^{E D C#m E B}

^DThroughout the ages Of ^C#miron, bronze, and stone ^EWe marveled at the night sky And wh^Bat may lie beyond ^DWe burned offerings To the ^C#melemental ones ^EMade sacrifices For bea^Buty, peace and love

^{Bm E} We are the children of the s^Bmun ^E Our kingdom will come ^{Bm E} Sunflowers in our h^Bmair ^{E Bm E} We are the children of the s^Bmun ^E Our carnival's beg^Bmun ^E Our songs will fill the ^Bmair ^E

And you know it's t^Bmime ^D To look for reasons wh^Ey Just reach up and t^Bmouch the sky ^D To the heavens w^Ee'll ascend ^{Bm E Bm E} We are the children of the s^Bmun ^{E Bm E} Our journey has beg^Bmun ^{A/B Bm A/B}

^BmAll the older children ^{A/B Bm} Come out at night ^A/B An^Bmemic, soulless ^A/B Great h^Bmunger in their eyes ^{A/B Bm A/B Bm}Unaware of the beauty ^{A/B Bm}That sleeps tonight ^{A/B Bm A/B} And ^Bmall the queen's horses ^A/B And ^Bmall the king's men ^A/B Will n^Bmever put these children back ^A/B Tog^Bmether^A/B ag^Bmain

^BmFaith,^D hope,^E our charities ^BmGreed,^D sloth^E, our enemies ^{Bm E Bm E}

We are the children of the s^Bmun ^{E Bm E Bm E Bm E} We are the children of the s^Bmun ^{E Bm E Bm}