The Calling Chords
The Calling by Méav Ní Mhaolchatha is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Bm. It uses the chords Bm, A, G, D, F#m and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Bm A G Bm A D
Bm A G
So many paths not taken
Bm A D
So many words unsaid
F#m G Em
Though I travel far, they bind me
Bm A Bm
In a web of golden thread
(A G Bm G)(A G D)
(A G Bm G)(A G Bm)
Bm A G
On the bank, three women passing
Bm A D
They measure time for me
F#m G Em
In the mirror of the water
Bm A Bm
They can but darkly see
Bm A G
I will walk beyond the meadows
Bm A D
With a child in either hand
F#m G Em
Through the rivers many shadows
Bm A Bm
We will pass from land to land
(A G Bm G)(A G D)
(A G Bm G)(A G Bm)
Bm A G
All the promises unspoken
Bm A D
Lie like fallen leaves on the ground
F#m G Em
But the thread is still unbroken
Bm A Bm
And the hidden may be found
Bm A G
When the wheeling birds are leaving
Bm A D
They pass the sinking sun
F#m G Em
We will travel with the river-man
Bm A Bm
Until time and time is run.
(A G Bm G)(A G D)
(A G Bm G)(A G Bm) x2 final