Lughnasadh

Hmi     A                Hmi 
Feel me sleep beneath your feet 
          A 
While the year is waning, 
Hmi      A                 Hmi 
And all about you the bare fingers plead 
    A                 Hmi 
And reach towards the sky, 
 
           A               Hmi 
A crown of thorns about my head, 
         A 
When the dark is rising, 
Hmi          A               Hmi 
And from the shadows walks a God, a seed, 
A                    Hmi 
A hope for brand new life. 
 
Bridge: 
Hmi 
  Can you hear the Spirits of the Earth can you? 
D 
  Can you hear the Spirits of the Earth can you? 
F# 
  Can you hear the Spirits of the Earth? 
          A 
  Can you hear them call, can you hear them sing? 
 
Chorus: 
  Hmi          A 
  Lughnasadh! Is the life and the death of the Corn King, 
  Hmi         D                        A   Hmi 
  Lughnasadh! Life and rebirth of the Corn King! 
  Hmi          A 
  Lughnasadh! Is the life and the death of the Corn King, 
  Hmi         D                        A    Hmi 
  Lughnasadh! Life and rebirth of the Corn King! 
 
I turn my green face to the Sun, 
As the year is waxing, 
And all about animals call my name 
In forest and in sky. 
 
My horns of velvet reflect the Moon, 
Silver wheel of my Lady, 
She comes towards me as the May reveals 
Her White and virgin skin. 
 
Bridge+Chorus 
 
I turn my gold face to the Sun 
As the year is waning, 
The time has come now for my life to end 
As metal rubs on stone, 
 
She comes towards me across the fields, 
Chariot's wheels a-blazing, 
Her hair on fire, cut me crush me, bake me, 
Eat me, I am yours. 
 
Bridge+Chorus