Atlantis

[Intro] C D F C G

C
The continent of Atlantis was an island
D
Which lay before the great flood
F
In the area we now call the Atlantic Ocean.
C G C
So great an area of land, that from her western shores
D
Those beautiful sailors journeyed to the South

And the North Americas with ease
F C G
In their ships with painted sails.
C
To the east, Africa was a neighbor,
D D F
Across a short strait of sea miles.

The great Egyptian age is but a remnant
C G
Of the Atlantian culture.
C
The antediluvian kings colonized the world;
D
All the Gods who play in the mythological dramas
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In all legends from all lands were from fair Atlantis.
C D
Knowing her fate, Atlantis sent out ships to all corners of the Earth.

On board were the Twelve:
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The poet, the physician, the farmer, the scientist, the magician,
G
And the other so-called Gods of our legends,
C
Though Gods they were.
D
And as the elders of our time choose to remain blind,
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Let us rejoice and let us sing and dance and ring in the new . . .
G
Hail Atlantis!

C D F C G
Way down below the ocean, where I wanna be, she may be . . .
C D F C G
Way down below the ocean, where I wanna be, she may be . . .
C D F C G
Way down below the ocean, where I wanna be, she may be . . .
C D F C G
Way down below the ocean, where I wanna be, she may be . . .


C D F C G
Way down below the ocean, where I wanna be, she may be . . .
C D F C G
Way down below the ocean, where I wanna be, she may be . . .
C D F C G
Way down below the ocean, where I wanna be, she may be . . .
C D F C G
Way down below the ocean, where I wanna be, she may be . . .
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The song was not deemed likely to be a hit in the US because of its length and the fact that the first third of the song is spoken prose and therefore not "radio-friendly". It was for this reason that, despite its success in Europe, "Atlantis" was demoted to B-side status. However, the record company A&R executives were proved wrong when the popularity of "Atlantis" far surpassed that of its A-side. The song was quite successful, reaching number seven on the Billboard charts, and the song itself became an anthem of the hippie movement.

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