Swan Upon Leda

Intro D 



   D        Em     Bm 
A husband waits outside 
           A               D             G 
A crying child pushes a child into the night 
Bm        D             Em        Bm 
 She was told he would come this time 
          A                     D       G 
Without leaving so much as a feather behind 
Bm           A/C#      D      F#7 
 To enact at last the perfect plan 
               Bm     A       G 
One more sweet boy to be butchered by man 



          Em    D       A/C# 
But the gateway to the world 
                        D       G 
Was still outside the reach of him 
Bm     Em      D          A/C# 
 Would never belong to angels 
              D        G 
Had never belonged to man 
Bm     Em   D   A/C#       F#7 
  The swan upon Leda 
  G               D 
Empire upon Jerusalem 

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   D           Em        Bm 
A grandmother smuggling meds 
                A                  D        G 
Past where the god child-soldier Setanta stood dead 
Bm      D       Em        Bm 
 Our graceful turner of heads 
                      A                 D           G 
Weaves through the checkpoints like a needle and thread 
Bm                   A/C#   D       F#7 
 Someone's frightened boy waves her on 
               Bm       A          G 
She offers a mother's smile, and soon she's gone 



     Em      D     A/C# 
The gateway to the world 
               D        G 
The gun in a trembling hand 
Bm       Em     D          A/C# 
 Where nature unmakes the boundary 
               D           G 
The pillar of myth still stands 
Bm    Em   D   A/C#       F#7 
 The swan upon Leda 
     G                 D 
Occupier upon ancient land 

( Em  D  A/C#  D  G  Bm ) 
( Em  D  A/C#  D  G  Bm ) 
( Em  D  A/C#  F#7  G  D ) 

Final 

     Em      D      A/C# 
The gateway to the world 
                        D       G 
Was still outside the reach of him 
Bm      Em     D         A/C#  F#7 
 Would never belong to angels 
      G               D 
Had never belonged to men