Verse
C F
Hold my hand, keep on holding tight
C G
Before you slip away into the afterlife.
Am 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.
Am 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
Am 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
Am 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
Am 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/B (2X)
C F
When you make that great escape
C G
Seeing Jesus there at Heaven's gate
Am 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
Am 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,