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