Intro G G/F# Em D x2 Verse G D There you may stand in your splendour and jewels C G Swaying me in both directions D One is the right one, the other for fools C G How do I make my selection? Verse D The city lies silent in the warm morning light C G The sand is as golden as saffron D Oasis of love, sweet water of life C G D G DmF# God bless the poor ones who have none, though they have tried Verse G D Someone is drowning down there in the flood C G But this river will dry by tomorrow D Is it ocean or stream, this love in my blood? C G Bringer of joy or of sorrow? Verse D The end of the journey must soon be in sight C G Birth is the start of the swansong D Oasis of love, some water of life C G D G DmF# God bless the poor ones who want some, but are denied Verse G D No one is given the map to their dreams C G All we can do is to trace it D See where we go to, know where we've been C G Build up the courage to face it Verse D While we fumble in the darkness, where once there was light C G Roaming the land of the ancients D Oasis of love, sweet water of life C G D G God bless the poor ones whose patience never died Verse D While we stumble in blindness, where once there was sight C G Searching for trees in the forest D Oasis of love, sweet water of life C G D G God bless the poor ones who have none though they have tried C G D G God bless the poor ones who want some, but are denied C G D G God bless the poor ones whose patience never died C G D G GmF# God bless the poor ones on that one way donkey ride