The Angelus

	  		Intro: G   Am   D 

Verse 
G                  Am                 Em 
Mary and Manus are working the turf together 
         Am                            D 
Old they are, the two of them, old and grey 
G                C                     Bm       Am 
Over the bog the sea-wind sings in the heather 
                         Em        C    D 
Night clouds scatter the hilltops, far away 

Verse 
G                       Am                       Em 
They will have comfort, now, when the nights are colder 
Am                                          D 
They will have turf, aye, plenty of turf to spare 
G                      C                  Bm 
Light she steps with a heavy creel on her shoulder 
Am                   Em            C        D 
Load on load for the stack that is building there 

Verse 
G                 Am                       Em 
There is a deeper note than the sea-wind's singing 
Am                                        D 
Soft it comes, on the breath of the dying day 
G                       C                       Bm 
Down in the hollow, the bell from the chapel is ringing 
Am             Em          C          D 
Mary and Manus stand for a minute and pray 

Verse 
G                   Am                 Em 
Soft and low on the air each long note lingers 
Am                                         D 
Quietly bending their old, grey heads they stand 
G               C                   Bm 
Making the holy sign with work-worn fingers 
Am                    Em             C           D 
Wrapped in the sudden peace that has blessed the land 

Verse 
G                  Am                     Em 
Is it the light of heaven on the wide sea breaking? 
Am                                    D 
Spreading its glory out like a golden rain 
G                              C                     Bm 
Aye, and with the light of the world in their eyes a-waking 
Am                 Em          C     D 
Mary and Manus are working the turf again