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