Key: E
Introduction: C Bm Am G Em7
C Bm Em7 Am
Sandalwood trees are evergreen
C Am
Cut them down
C G
Plant coffee beans
C Bm
Build no schools
Em7 G
Construct no roads
Am G
Mark them as fools
C Bm
Let ignorance rule
C Bm Em7 G
Leave them stranded on their is__land
C G F G
Treat them to the tune of silence
C Bm Em7 C
Red is the cross that covers out shame
Am Em7 G
Every Kingdom, every land
C Em7
Has its heart in the common man
Am Em7 G C Em7 C Em7
Silently the tide shifts the sand
C Bm Em7 Am
Bury my heart on East-Timor
C Am
In coral sands
C G
On golden shores
C Bm
Buried are those
Em7 G
Who lived their lives
Am G
No place to hide for
C Bm
Father and child
C Bm Em7 G
Leave them stranded on their is__land
C G F G
Treat them to the tune of silence
C Bm Em7 C
We shake the hands that kill and forgive
Am Em7 G
Every Kingdom, every land
C Em7
Has its heart in the common man
Am Em7 G C Em7 C Em7
Silently the tide shifts the sand
C Bm Em7 Am
Bury my heart on East-Timor
C Am
On barren graves
C G
Where flowers won't grow
C Bm Em7 G
Blooms our Red cross lovingly
Am G
This nightingale deed
C Bm
So we can be free
C Bm Em7 G
Stranded on their is__land
C G F G
This army of the silent
C Bm Em7 C
We toast our own goodwill and forget
Am Em7 G
Every Kingdom, every land
C Em7
Has its heart in the common man
Am Em7 G C
Silently the tide shifts the sand
Eb Dm Gm7 Cm
Sandalwood trees are evergreen
Eb Cm
Cut them down
Eb Bb
Plant coffee beans
Eb Dm
Build no schools
Gm7 Bb
Construct no roads
Cm Bb
Mark them as fools
Eb Dm
Let ignorance rule
Eb Dm Gm7 Bb
Leave them stranded on their is__land
Eb Bb G# Bb
Treat them to the tune of silence
Eb Dm Gm7 Eb
Red is the cross that covers out shame
Cm Gm7 Bb
Every Kingdom, every land
Eb Gm7
Has its heart in the common man
Cm Gm7 Bb Eb Gm7 Eb Gm7
Silently the tide shifts the sand
Eb Dm Gm7 Cm
Bury my heart on East-Timor
Eb Cm
In coral sands
Eb Bb
On golden shores
Eb Dm
Buried are those
Gm7 Bb
Who lived their lives
Cm Bb
No place to hide for
Eb Dm
Father and child
Eb Dm Gm7 Bb
Leave them stranded on their is__land
Eb Bb G# Bb
Treat them to the tune of silence
Eb Dm Gm7 Eb
We shake the hands that kill and forgive
Cm Gm7 Bb
Every Kingdom, every land
Eb Gm7
Has its heart in the common man
Cm Gm7 Bb Eb Gm7 Eb Gm7
Silently the tide shifts the sand
Eb Dm Gm7 Cm
Bury my heart on East-Timor
Eb Cm
On barren graves
Eb Bb
Where flowers won't grow
Eb Dm Gm7 Bb
Blooms our Red cross lovingly
Cm Bb
This nightingale deed
Eb Dm
So we can be free
Eb Dm Gm7 Bb
Stranded on their is__land
Eb Bb G# Bb
This army of the silent
Eb Dm Gm7 Eb
We toast our own goodwill and forget
Cm Gm7 Bb
Every Kingdom, every land
Eb Gm7
Has its heart in the common man
Cm Gm7 Bb Eb
Silently the tide shifts the sand