The sun is burning

E ~

E      A         E

1. The sun is burning in the sky,

  A                B7

strands of clouds go slowly drifting by.

E                                                        

In the park the dreamy bees are droning in the flowers

A

among the trees,

B7       E   A         E 

and the sun burns in the sky.

E      A         E

2. Now the sun is in the west,

A                B7

little babes lie down to take their rest,

E                                                        

And the couples in the park are holding hands and waiting

A

for the dark,

B7       E   A          E 

and the sun is in the west.

E      A         E

3. Now the sun is sinking low,

A                B7

children playing know it's time to go.

E

High above a spot appears, a little blossom blooms and then

A

draws near,

B7       E   A          E 

and the sun is sinking low.

E      A         E

4. Now the sun has come to earth,

A             B7

shrouded in a mushroom cloud of death.

E

Death comes in a blinding flash of hellish heat, and leaves a smear

A

of ash,

B7     E   A           E 

and the sun has come to earth.

E A E

5. Now the sun has disappeared,

A             B7

all that's left is darkness, pain and fear.

E

Twisted, sightless wrecks of men go crawling on their knees,

A

and cry in pain,

B7       E  A        E

and the sun has disappeared.

+ instrumental = verse 5 + E - A - E

(orig. = capo 2nd) (Christy Moore)