C F/C C F/C C F/C C F/C [Chorus] C Rest your weary head you twentieth century F C Twentieth century rest your weary head C It's time to gather your strength for what lies ahead F C And put this tired century to bed [Verse 1] F G Cmaj7 I hear the calling of my ancestors they sing to me F G C I hear the calling of my people on the shore Am Em They say it's time to take a rest Am F For our work is done Fmaj7 G C And I need to lay my weary body down [Chrous] C Rest your weary head you twentieth century F C Twentieth century rest your weary head C It's time to gather your strength for what lies ahead F C And put this tired century to bed [Verse 2] F I know where I came from G C And I know where I'm going to F G C And of the ignorance and into the unknown Am Em7 I only stumbled on the light Am7 F When my darkest hour had come Fmaj7 G C And I let my complete exhaustion lead me home [Outro] C Fmaj7 C (Māori chanting)