Isle Of Avalon

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[Pre-Chorus] Fertility Mother Goddess  Cadd9        D                    Em Celebration sow the seeds of the born The fruit of her body laden    Cadd9 Through the corn doll You will pray for them all The image of Mother Goddess  Cadd9         D                   Em Lying dormant in the eyes of the dead The sheaf of the corn is broken Cadd9 End the harvest Throw the dead on the pyre [Chorus] I hear her crying the tears of an angel The voices I hear in my head Blessed the fruits are the corn of the earth Mother earth holy blood of the dead [Instrumental] |      |      |      |      | |      |      |      |      | |      |      |      |      | [Solo] |E5  |E5  | 6x |G  |G  | 6x [Bridge]  Csus2 Mother earth        Csus2 I can hear you       Dsus2 Sacrifice  Bsus2 Now united [Instrumental] |Riff 1  |Riff 2  | 2x [Verse 4]  Riff 1 Rising levels of the tidal lakes protect them  Riff 2 Keepers of the Goddess in the underworld  Riff 3 Holding powers of the mystics deep inside them  Riff 4 Nineteen maidens guardians of the Otherworld  Riff 1 Mortal conflict born of Celtic legend       Riff 2 That apart from seven none returned from Avalon Csus2 Mother earth       Csus2 I can feel you      Dsus2 My rebirth Bsus2 Now completed [Pre-Chorus] Fertility Mother Goddess  Cadd9        D                    Em Celebration sow the seeds of the born The fruit of her body laden    Cadd9 Through the corn doll You will pray for them all The image of Mother Goddess  Cadd9         D                   Em Lying dormant in the eyes of the dead The sheaf of the corn is broken Cadd9 End the harvest Throw the dead on the pyre [Instrumental] |      |Cadd9      | 2x [Verse 5] To have the belief of others  Cadd9          D                    Em Looking for the isle to show them a sign Fertility of all mothers   Cadd9           F                     Em Stood in silence waiting now for their turn The gateway to Avalon     Cadd9             D                       Em The island where the souls of the dead are reborn                  G               Cadd9          D Brought here to die and be transferred into the earth and then for rebirth [Chorus] I hear her crying the tears of an angel The voices I hear in my head Blessed the fruits are the corn of the earth Mother earth holy blood of the dead The water in rivers and rhymes rises quickly Are flowing and flooding the land The sea shall return once again just to hide them Lost souls on the isle of the dead