Verse
F# B
Hold my hand, keep on holding tight
F# C#
Before you slip away into the afterlife.
D#m B
Stay with me, stay another night
F# C#
Its been 60 years since we pledged our lives.
F# B
Fragile hands and a tender face
F# C#
You gave many hours to help the human race.
D#m B
Softly you would pray your prayers
F# C#
Drawing close to God, he will lead you there
Chorus:
F# B
Where rocketships and fireflies
F# C#
Flicker in the evening sky
D#m B
Where dreamers lay and say goodnight
F# C#
Where lovers kiss their last goodbye
Thats the story of our lives
G, C, G/B, C#
Verse:
F# B
As we sit upon that hill
F# C#
Where life and death fight for their fill
D#m B
The book you wrote in breath and blood
F# C#
Shows the pages of a life of love
Chorus:
F# B
Where rocketships and fireflies
F# C#
Flicker in the evening sky
D#m B
Where dreamers lay and say goodnight
F# C#
Where lovers kiss their last goodbye
Thats the story of our lives
Instrumental: C, C#, C/E, D/F (2X)
F# B
When you make that great escape
F# C#
Seeing Jesus there at Heaven's gate
D#m B
Oh, my love, I can hardly wait
F# C#
Just to run with you through the landscape
F# B
Where rocketships and fireflies
F# C#
Flicker in the evening sky
D#m B
Where dreamers lay and say goodnight
F# C#
Where lovers kiss their last goodbye
Thats the story of our lives.(3X)
G, C, G/B,