ATLANTIS
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G
A C G D
Way down below the ocean where I wanna be she
may be.
G A
1. The
continent of Atlantis was an island
C
which lay before the great flood
G - D
in
the area we now call the Atlantic Ocean.
G A
So
great an area of land, that from her western shores
C
those beautiful sailors journeyed to the South and the North Americas
G D
with ease, in their ships with painted sails.
G A C
To
the East Africa was a neighbour across a short strait of sea miles.
G D
The
great Egyptian age is but a remnant of the Atlantian culture.
Em C
Like
a child who's running wild,
G
D
sinking deeper down the line, I close my eyes to see the light.
G
A C G D
Way down below the ocean where I wanna be she
may be. (2x)
G - A
2. The antediluvian kings colonised the
world,
C
all
the Gods who play in the mythological dramas,
- G D
in
all legends from all lands were
from fair Atlantis.
G
A
Knowing her fate, Atlantis sent out ships to all corners of the Earth.
C
On
board were The Twelve: The poet, the physician,
G D
the
farmer, the scientist, the magician
G
and
the other so-called Gods of our legends.
- A
Though Gods they were - and as the elders of our time
C G
choose to remain blind, let us rejoice sing
D
-
dance and ring in the new age. Hail Atlantis !
Em C
Like
a child who's running wild,
G D
sinking deeper down the line, I close my eyes to see the light.
G
A C G D
Way down below the ocean where I wanna be she
may be. (2x)
G A
Like
a child who's running wild
C
D - E
sinking deeper down the line I close my eyes to see the li
.ght.
A B7 D
A E
Way down below the ocean where I wanna be she
may be.
A
B7 D A E
Way down below the ocean where I wanna be she
may be
..
(No Angels & Donovan)