The Old Ways chords by Loreena Mckennitt

Intro:
Em
Em D/F# C/G Am Em D/F# C/G Am Em

Chorus:
        D/F#         C/G      Am  Em
The thundering waves are calling me home, home to you
       D/F#       C/G      Am  Em
The pounding sea is calling me home, home to you

Verse:
           Bm             C
On a dark New Year's night, on the west coast of Clare
       Am      Em
I heard your voice singing
           Bm             C
Your eyes danced the song, your hands played the tune
         D    Em
'Twas a vision before me

Verse:
          Bm             C
We left the music behind and the dance carried on
       Am         Em
As we stole away to the seashore
       Bm             C
And smelt the brine, felt the wind in our hair
         D
With sadness you paused

Verse:
      Em           Bm
Suddenly I knew that you'd have to go
          C            D
Your world was not mine, your eyes told me so
      Em               Bm
Yet it was there I felt the crossroads of time
        C  D Em
And I wondered why

Verse:
        Bm          C
As we cast our gaze on the tumbling sea
       Am    Em
A vision came o'er me
       Bm         C
Of thundering hooves and beating wings
        D
In the clouds above

Verse:
      Em            Bm
Turning to go, heard you call out my name
         C              D
Like a bird in a cage, spreading its wings to fly
         Em           Bm
"The old ways are lost," you sang as you flew
        C  D Em
And I wondered why

Chorus:
        D/F#         C/G      Am  Em
The thundering waves are calling me home, home to you
       D/F#       C/G      Am  Em
The pounding sea is calling me home, home to you

Chorus:
        D/F#         C/G      Am  Em
The thundering waves are calling me home, home to you
       D/F#       C/G      Am  Em
The pounding sea is calling me home, home to you

Chorus:
        D/F#         C/G      Am  Em
The thundering waves are calling me home, home to you
       D/F#       C/G      Am  Em
The pounding sea is calling me home, home to you