Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: G+G
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
G+G C majorC G+G
A augmentedA boy lives in his early dreams
C majorC E minorEm C majorC G+G
A augmentedA roofless tomb, a fearless song
A7A7 G+G
He don't know a thing to keep him faithful
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm G+G
But faith alone can get you by
Verse 2:
G+G C majorC G+G
But slowly, day-by-day
C majorC E minorEm C majorC G+G
That blissful sleep, it wears away
A7A7 G+G
And he must steal a dream to keep him faithful
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm G+G
'Cause dreams alone can get you by
Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC G+G
'Cause you're alive without warning
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
Ah, the shift has come
E minorEm C majorC G+G
And he must answer without swaying
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
Ah, when the change is done
Verse 3:
G+G C majorC G+G
Eyes open now with a sense of self
C majorC E minorEm C majorC G+G
A augmentedA lustful babe, he applies his wealth
A7A7 G+G
In untouched air that he's fond of breathing
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm G+G
'Cause life alone can get you by
Verse 4:
G+G C majorC G+G
But the more he looks, the more he sees
C majorC E minorEm C majorC G+G
The total view don't come easily
A7A7 G+G
A augmentedA landscape scar on his periph'ral
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm G+G
'Cause looks alone won't get you by
Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC G+G
'Cause you could die without warning
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
Ah, the shift has come
E minorEm C majorC G+G
And you must answer without swaying
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
Ah, when the change is done
Verse 5:
G+G C majorC G+G
But eventually his eyes were faded
C majorC E minorEm C majorC G+G
His view will shake and he will pine on days
A7A7 G+G
He always knew that is would come, but it still surprises him
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm G+G
How all this time can just go by
Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC G+G
And then he's older without warning
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
Ah, the shift has come
E minorEm C majorC G+G
And he must answer without swaying
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
Ah, when the change is done
Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC G+G
And he's older without warning
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
The shift has come
E minorEm C majorC G+G
And he must answer without swaying
A minorAm E minorEm G+G
When the change is done