Hozier - Swan upon leda

^DA husband ^Emwaits out^Bmside A crying ^Achild pushes a ch^Dild into the ^Gnight ^Bm She was ^Dtold he would ^Emcome this ^Bmtime Without ^Aleaving so much as a ^Dfeather be^Ghind ^Bm To enact, at l^Aast, the ^Dperfect^F# plan One ^F#7more sweet ^Bmboy to ^Abe butc^Ghered by man

But the ^Emgateway ^Dto the ^Aworld Was still outside the ^Dreach of ^Ghim ^Bm Would ^Emnever ^Dbelong to ^Aangels Had never be^Dlonged to^G man ^Bm The ^Emswan u^Dpon ^ALeda ^F#7 Em^Gpire upon Je^Drusalem

A grandmother sm^Emuggling ^Bmmeds Past where the ^Agod child-soldier, Se^Dtanta, s^Gtood dead ^Bm Our ^Dgraceful turn^Emer of ^Bmheads Weaves through the ^Acheckpoints like a ^Dneedle and ^Gthread ^Bm Someone's frightened ^Aboy ^Dwaves her ^F#on ^F#7She offers a ^Bmmother's sm^Aile and ^Gsoon, she's gone

The ^Emgateway ^Dto the ^Aworld The gun in a ^Dtrembling ^Ahand ^Bm Where ^Emnature ^Dunmakes the ^Aboundary The pillar of ^Dmyth still ^Gstands ^Bm The ^Emswan u^Dpon ^ALeda ^F#7 Occu^Gpier upon ^Dancient land

The ^Emgateway ^Dto the ^Aworld Was still outside the ^Dreach of ^Ghim ^Bm Would ^Emnever ^Dbelong to ^Aangels ^F# Had ^Gnever belonged to ^Dmen