Intro: Cm G Eb D Cm G Eb DVerso 1:
Cm G Eb D Cm I met a Moko man from the other side G Eb D Cm The room began to capsize as he was telling me his tales G Eb All my beliefs and best belongings D Cm were flying useless through the air G Eb D When they all were lost, then we were brothersVerso 2:
Cm G Eb D Cm By the wheel the teller stands, shaking numbers from his hands G Eb D His face is masked and his coat tails are waving Cm G Eb He cries - 'Round and round and round She goes D Cm Where She lands nobody knows G Eb D But, hey, thank you for asking'Bb G# G F The prayer flags are flying in the wind Bb G# G F The prayer flags are flying in the wind Bb G# G F The prayer flags are flying in the wind Bb G# G The prayer flags are flying in the windInstrumental: Cm G Eb D Cm G Eb DVerso 3:
Cm G Eb D Cm By the last days of winter just a few of us remained G Eb D Cm We built a fire of remembrance on the frozen land G Eb D Cm And as the sparks flew up into the night to dance around the stars G Eb D Beneath our very feet the ground was shiftingBb G# G F The prayer flags are flying in the wind Bb G# G The prayer wheels are spinning in the wi----ndPonte:
Eb G And there she blows... our time is gone Eb G And in the womb a new head is beginning now to turn Eb G Beyond these Carnival lights there is nothing at all Eb G G Eb D Cm G Eb D Just the distant screams and the endless fa-----------llVerso 4:
Cm G Eb D Cm A single drop of rain falls on my windscreen G Eb D Cm We're closer to the very edge than we realise G Eb D The bridges all have been washed away or bombed out Cm G Eb D And the water runs fast and black and coldBb G# G F Bb The prayer flags are flying in the wind (The prayer flags are flying in the wind) G# G F Bb The prayer flags are flying in the wind (The prayer flags are flying in the wind) G# G F Bb The prayer wheels are spinning in the wind (The prayer wheels are spinning in the wind) G# G The prayer flags are flying in the wi------ndOutro: Cm G Eb D Cm G Eb D Cm