The Song Of The Mira Chords
The Song Of The Mira by Foster and Allen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G7, F, C7 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C G7 C
C F C
Out on the Mira on warm afternoon
G7 C F G7
Old men go fishing with black line and spoon
C F C
And if they catch nothing they never complain
G7 C
I wish I was with them again
C F C
As boys in their boats call to girls on the shore
G7 C F G7
Teasing the one that they dearly adore
C F C
And into the evening the courting begins
G7 C
I wish I was with them again
F C
Can you imagine a piece of the universe
G7 C C7
More fit for princes and kings
F C
I'll trade you ten of your cities
D7 G7
For Marion Bridge and the pleasure it brings
C F C
Out on the Mira on soft summer nights
G7 C F G7
Bonfires blaze to the children's delight
C F C
They dance round flames singing songs with their friends
G7 C
I wish I was with them again
F C
Can you imagine a piece of the universe
G7 C C7
More fit for princes and kings
F C
I'll trade you ten of your cities
D7 G7
For Marion Bridge and the pleasure it brings
C F C
Now I'll conclude with a wish you go well
G7 C F G7
Sweet be your dreams and your happiness swell
C F C
I'll leave you here for my journey begins
C G7 C G7
I'm going to be with them, I'm going to be with them
C G7 C
I'm going to be with them again