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