Tuning: E A D G B E

[Verse 1: Maya de Vitry]

^CAll the gold and s^Filver ^Ctoo ^CShining i^Fn the dista^Cnce ^CAnd all I wish to sp^Fend with ^Cyou Is it no^Amt time, i^Gs it not ti^Cme?

[Verse 2: Backing vocals by Charles Muench & Oliver Craven]

L^Cike hanging fruit upo^Fn the tre^Ce ^CShining i^Fn the d^Cistance ^CBetween the orchard an^Fd the s^Cea Is it no^Amt time, i^Gs it not ti^Cme?

[Chorus]

^CIs it not ^Amti ^FI ^Cme, is it not ^Amti ^FI ^Cme?

[Verse 3]

^CThat sunlit house up^Fon the hi^Cll S^Chining in^F the distance^C A^C prize to hold, a ^Fcup to fil^Cl ^CIs it not t^Amime, is^G it not tim^Ce?

^CWe will not wait, ba^Frely beg^Cun ^CShining i^Fn the d^Cistance ^CBut if my day should ne^Fver co^Cme Is it no^Amt time, i^Gs it not ti^Cme?

[Chorus]

^CIs it not^Am ti^F I^C me, is it not ^Amti ^FI ^Cme?

[Verse]

^CBells of sorrow sta^Frt their r^Cinging ^CShining ^Fin the d^Cistance ^COh, how can we k^Feep from si^Cnging? Is it no^Amt time, i^Gs it not ti^Cme?

[Chorus]

^CIs it not ^Amti ^FI ^Cme, is it not ^Amti ^FI ^Cme?

The Stray Birds - Shining in the distance