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Lay down
your sweet and wea ry (Am)head.
Through Night is (G)fall ing.
You’ve of come to jour ney’s (Am)end.
Sleep
(G)now
and (Dm)dream of the ones who came be (Am)fore.
White They are (G)call ing
from a cross a dis tant (Am)shore.
Why do you weep?
What are these tears
up on your face?
Soon you will (C)see
all of your fears
will pass a way.
Safe in my arms.
You’re on ly (G)sleep
ing.
What can you see
on the ho ri zon?
Why do the white
gulls
(G)call?
A cross the sea
a pale moon ris es.
The ships have come to car ry you (G)home.
And all will turn
to sil ver (G)glass.
A light on the (C)wa ter,
(Fmaj7)all
souls
(G)pass.
(Am)gain.
And you’ll be here
in my arms
just (G)sleep ing.
What can you see
on the ho ri zon?
Why do the white
gulls
(G)call?
A cross the sea
a pale moon ris es.
The ships have come to car ry you (G)home.
And all will (Em)turn
to sil ver (G)glass.
A light on the (Em)wa ter.
(Fmaj7)Grey
ships
(G)pass
in to the (C)west.
This page shows “Into The West” by Annie Lennox in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 96 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.