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