Chords
Away But Never Gone

Key: D

Introduction: D    

difficulty
easy |||||
F                                                                         A7  
The moon's on its way to its nightly shift,
F                                                              C#    C7(C)  
the frogs fill the creek below.
F                                                                         A7  
The tall grass waves a farewell to the day,
F                                                              C#    C7(C)  
the wind moans sweet and low.
Bb  
A heron tucks his head in his wing,
          F                                                         C9  
the fish in the lake float along.
F                                                                                            C7         F    C7  F  
The sun sinks from sight: away, but never gone.
Verse 2
F                                                                              A7  
The dawn brings the dew like a thousand jewels,
F                                                              C#    C7(C)  
a nest rustles high on a bough.
F                                                                              A7  
The blue egg stays warm in the cool of the morn,
F                                                      C#    C7(C)  
under a red breast of down.
Bb  
The clouds turn and stretch,
Bb                                                                  F                                                      C9  
the moon checks its wrist and gathers itself with a yawn,
F                                                                                    C7         F    C7  F  
And winks to the sun: away, but never gone.
Verse 3
Bb  
All o'er the world, as it turns and it turns,
F                                                                 C9  
the stars twinkle off and dawn,
F                                                                            C7         F    C7  F  
And we come and go: away, but never gone.