Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: G
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
G C G
A boy lives in his early dreams
C Em C G
A roofless tomb, a fearless song
A7 G
He don't know a thing to keep him faithful
C Am Em G
But faith alone can get you by
Verse 2:
G C G
But slowly, day-by-day
C Em C G
That blissful sleep, it wears away
A7 G
And he must steal a dream to keep him faithful
C Am Em G
'Cause dreams alone can get you by
Chorus:
Em C G
'Cause you're alive without warning
Am Em G
Ah, the shift has come
Em C G
And he must answer without swaying
Am Em G
Ah, when the change is done
Verse 3:
G C G
Eyes open now with a sense of self
C Em C G
A lustful babe, he applies his wealth
A7 G
In untouched air that he's fond of breathing
C Am Em G
'Cause life alone can get you by
Verse 4:
G C G
But the more he looks, the more he sees
C Em C G
The total view don't come easily
A7 G
A landscape scar on his periph'ral
C Am Em G
'Cause looks alone won't get you by
Chorus:
Em C G
'Cause you could die without warning
Am Em G
Ah, the shift has come
Em C G
And you must answer without swaying
Am Em G
Ah, when the change is done
Verse 5:
G C G
But eventually his eyes were faded
C Em C G
His view will shake and he will pine on days
A7 G
He always knew that is would come, but it still surprises him
C Am Em G
How all this time can just go by
Chorus:
Em C G
And then he's older without warning
Am Em G
Ah, the shift has come
Em C G
And he must answer without swaying
Am Em G
Ah, when the change is done
Chorus:
Em C G
And he's older without warning
Am Em G
The shift has come
Em C G
And he must answer without swaying
Am Em G
When the change is done
