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)
