The Waterboys - Universal hall

I sacrifice my ^C#mpower on the altar of your ^Alove That it may be born again on another ^Eworld I sacrifice my ^C#mpower on the altar of your ^Alove That it may be born again on another ^Eworld ^{C G}

In this library I could ^Dlose myself ^C#aug Transports, gateways ^Con every shelf ^G Dark words, bright words of ^Dice and fire ^C#aug As if an angel ^Cdid descend ^G And use the writer ^Das a pen ^C#aug For here are 'Avalon ^Cof the Heart' ^G 'Flight into freedom' ^D Macdonald's 'Lilith' and '^C#augFantastes' ^C Lewis's 'Perelandra'^{G E}

I sacrifice my ^C#mpower on the altar of your ^Alove That it may be born again on another ^Eworld I sacrifice my ^C#mpower on the altar of your ^Alove That it may be born again on another ^Eworld ^{C G}

Come friend,^G let us climb the winding ^Dflights of stairs ^C#aug Through the narrow door into the ^Cchamber bare ^G A single candle burns as we ^Dseat ourselves ^C#aug Words take form in our minds^C and repeat themselves ^{G D} "My beloved and I are one ^{C#aug C} My beloved and I are one ^{G D} My beloved and I are one ^{C#aug C} My beloved and I are one" ^{G E}

I sacrifice my ^C#mpower on the altar of your ^Alove That it may be born again on another ^Eworld I sacrifice my ^C#mpower on the altar of your ^Alove That it may be born again ^E I sacrifice my ^C#mpower on the altar of your ^Alove ^{C G}

Out here on the tower the air is ^Dcold and clear ^C#aug The stars and moon are ^Cbright above us ^G A night wind whispers ^Din our ears ^C#aug And it loves us ^{C G} And though your body ^Dweary is ^C#aug In this grand canyon^C state of mind ^G If high stream of dreams and ^Dtruth be told ^C#aug And our intentions ^Cbe entwined ^G Then from these high flung ^Dtower walls ^C#aug Let healing grace and ^Cblessings fall ^G Over all this cracked and ^Dbroken land ^C#aug From northern crag to ^Csouthern down ^G From universal hall to ^DCamden town ^C#aug From city square to ^Cvillage green ^G From parliament to ^Dhousing scheme ^C#aug From Iona to the ^Chill of dreams ^E

I sacrifice my ^C#mpower on the altar of your ^Alove ^AThat it may be born again