by Van Morrison
| Intro | C | 4Bars |
| C |
| We were born before the wind |
| C |
| Also younger than the sun |
| G |
| 'Ere the bonny boat was won |
| C | |
| As we sailed into the | mystic |
| C |
| Hark, now, hear the sailor's cry |
| C |
| Smell the sea and feel the sky |
| G |
| Let your soul and spirit fly |
| C | |
| Into the | mystic |
| Em | F |
| When that foghorn b | lows, |
| C | |
| I will b | e comin' home, mmm hmm hm |
| Em | F |
| When the foghorn | blows, |
| G | |
| I wanna | hear it, I don't have to fear it |
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| C | C | C | C |
| G | G | C | C |
| Em | F |
| When that fogho | rn blows, |
| C |
| you know I will be comin' home |
| Em | F |
| And wh | en that foghorn whistle blows, |
| G |
| I gotta hear it, I don't have to fear it |
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| G | G | C | C |