C                 Am 
Spirit of the ancestors 
    Dm                 G 
You lived your life so we could be 
C                  Am 
Spirit of the ancestors 
   Dm                G 
We sing this song to honour thee 

    C                  F 
You lived your life on Earth 
       Dm 
By the flames of the fire 
    G 
The waves of the sea 
        C                F 
And the gift of greatest worth 
       Dm 
Is the gift of life 
    G 
You gave to me 

C                  Am 
Spirit of the ancestors 
    Dm                 G 
You lived your life so we could be 
C                  Am 
Spirit of the ancestors 
   Dm                G 
We sing this song to honour thee 

C                  F 
I feel you deep within 
Dm                   G 
Spirit of the sacred waters 
C                    F 
Spirit of the sacred wind 
Dm                   G 
We are your sons and daughters 

C                  Am 
Spirit of the ancestors 
Dm                     G 
You lived your life so we could be 
C                  Am 
Spirit of the ancestors 
Dm                   G 
We sing this song to honour thee