(Music & Lyrics)

I once had a dog (A, D)
Her name was Mo (A)
I loved her so (E)
When she was gone (A)
She never had a care (D)
No matter where (A)
The day would carry on (E, A)

She never had a leash while she played (D, A)
Yet she always seemed to know where she was goin’ (E, A)
She’d wander off but never go astray (D, A)
And she’d always find a way to come back home (E, A)

When she was just a pup (A, D)
I took her in (A)
To heal her sin (E)
Left all alone (A)
She never had a prayer (D)
And no one cared (A)
Until I brought her home (E, A)

I never had to worry where she’d gone (D, A)
Cause I knew that she was just around the corner (E, A)
Even when she’d stay until the dawn (D, A)
She’d be waitin’ by the door when it was morn (E, A)

When we were in the woods (A, D)
She’d run along (A)
I’d sing a song (E)
But when I called (A)
She’d find me right away (D)
And I would say (A)
Let’s go before it falls (E, A)

We’d walk along the path that we’d found (D, A)
As the sun was setting on our traces (E, A)
And as it fell, we’d listen to the sounds (D, A)
Of the night that always took its place (E, A)

I once had a dog (A, D)
Her name was Mo (A)
I loved her so (E)
When she was gone (A)
She never had a care (D)
No matter where (A)
The day would carry on (A, E)

A Dog Named Mo

(Music & Lyrics)

From the shores of Maine to Butte, Montana (Am, Em)
I have travelled the roads to see my love (Am, Em)
Looking out beneath my red bandana (Am, Em)
I have come to fear it’s not enough (Am, Em)

For all around are troubled signs (C, D)
That hate has taken up our minds (C, D)
And only serve to make us blind (C, D)
To what we say (Em)

Now I believe that in our time (C, D)
We all ignore what made us kind (C, D)
As we pretend that we can find (C, D)
A better way (Em)

When I first began my lonely journey (Am, Em)
I would search for words that just might last (Am, Em)
But as places burned, I‘d often worry (Am, Em)
That the best we had was in our past (Am, Em)

For all around are troubled signs (C, D)
That hate has taken up our minds (C, D)
And only serve to make us blind (C, D)
To what we say (Em)

Now I believe that in our time (C, D)
We all ignore what made us kind (C, D)
As we pretend that we can find (C, D)
A better way (Em)

In a land we love in summer weather (Am, Em)
With the sun upon our weary gaze (Am, Em)
I will try to see how we’re together (Am, Em)
Even though I fear the winter days (Am) (Em)

For all around are troubled signs (C, D)
That hate has taken up our minds (C, D)
And only serve to make us blind (C, D)
To what we say (Em)

Now I believe that in our time (C, D)
We all ignore what made us kind (C, D)
As we pretend that we can find (C, D)
A better way (Em)

America

Music & Lyrics
 
Have you ever looked up at the moon (G)
And wondered why...you can never fly there? (Em)
Have you ever stared across the dunes (G)
Yet never tried...to sail on by there? (Em)

I know you realize your fears (Am)
Can lead to nothing more than tears (D)
But still, my friend, the time to try (Am)
Is now, cause time is slipping by (D)

So fly there (G)
Simply sky there (Em)
Merely try with all that you can be (C, D)

Just sail there (G)
Find the trail there (Em)
Seek the grail in all that you can see (C, D)

Have you ever walked a brilliant beach (G)
And considered why...you can never live there? (Em)
Have you ever seen a mountain peak (G)
And pondered why...you can never climb there? (Em)

I know we never seem to try (Am)
The things that often pass us by (D)
But, soon, we may not have the time (Am)
For the things we carry in our minds (D)

So run there (G)
Find the sun there (Em)
Have some fun whenever you can go (C, D)

Just climb there (G)
Spend the time there (Em)
Stretch your mind with everything you know (C, D)

Have you ever loved from afar (G)
Yet never tried...to fan the embers? (Em)
Have you ever wished upon a star (G)
Then wondered why...you can’t remember? (Em)

I know we wander through our days (Am)
And try to filter out the haze (D)
But now is not the time to wait (Am)
Just go, before it gets too late (D)

So go there (G)
Find the glow there (Em)
Let us know so you can say you tried. (C, D)

Just dream there (G)
Find a theme there (Em)
Catch a beam that only you can ride (C, D)

There

Music & Lyrics

I knew a man who always walked the park alone (D, A, G, A)
We’d see him strolling when the sun was in the sky (D, A, G, A)
He had a look that always settled into stone (D, A, G, A)
Whenever anyone would try...to catch his eye (D, A, G, A)

We all have lives that we try to wish away (G, A, D, G)
And we have dreams we’ll never know (G, A, D)
But just remember that there’s still another day (G, A, D, G)
To find the love in where we go (G, A, D)

And then one day when we were walking in the park (D, A, G, A)
With just our children and a puppy we named Blue (D, A, G, A)
The man was sitting on a bench as it grew dark (D, A, G, A)
But then he smiled and I knew...what I should do (D, A, G, A)

We all have lives that we try to wish away (G, A, D, G)
And we have dreams we’ll never know (G, A, D)
But just remember that there’s still another day (G, A, D, G)
To find the love in where we go (G, A, D)

We sat and talked until the sun was nothing more (D, A, G, A)
He told me all his kids had left and moved away (D, A, G, A)
They never came around to see him anymore (D, A, G, A)
So I decided that I’d stay...for every day (D, A, G, A)

We all have lives that we try to wish away (G, A, D, G)
And we have dreams we’ll never know (G, A, D)
But just remember that there’s still another day (G, A, D, G)
To find the love in where we go (G, A, D)

And now we visit when the day has just begun (D, A, G, A)
He tells me all he’s learned in each and every trial (D, A, G, A)
I hear his stories of the days when he was young (D, A, G, A)
And I still listen and I smile...for just awhile (D, A, G, A)

We all have lives that we try to wish away (G, A, D, G)
And we have dreams we’ll never know (G, A, D)
But just remember that there’s still another day (G, A, D, G)
To find the love in where we go (G, A, D)

Wishaway

Music & Lyrics

You know I often wonder (A, E)
If all I’ve ever known (A, E)
Was torn asunder (A, E)
Then I’d say (D, A)
It’s a new day (D, A)
And now I’ll make it younger (D, A, E)

I know we’re supposed to say (G, D, A, E)
That all our toys are fine (G, D, A)
Yet I’d still find a way (G, D, A, E)
To travel back in time...when we were young (G, D, A, E)

In the days of thunder (A, E)
When all I have is gone (A, E)
And I’m despondent (A, E)
I’ll try to see (D, A)
That I am free (D, A)
To try and make it younger (D, A, E)

I know we’re supposed to say (G, D, A, E)
That all our toys are fine (G, D, A)
Yet I’d still find a way (G, D, A, E)
To travel back in time...when we were young (G, D, A, E)

And now I often wander (A, E)
Through dark and stormy days (A, E)
Yet when I ponder (A, E)
I know I’ll find (D. A)
A certain time (D, A)
When I can make it younger (D, A, E)

I know we’re supposed to say (G, D, A, E)
That all our toys are fine (G, D, A)
Yet I’d still find a way (G, D, A, E)
To travel back in time...when we were young (G, D, A, E)

And when I go beyond here (A, E)
To find another place (A, E)
I will remember (A, E)
The only way (D, A)
To live each day (D, A)
Is when we make it younger (D, A, E)

I know we’re supposed to say (G, D, A, E)
That all our toys are fine (G, D, A)
Yet I’d still find a way (G, D, A, E)
To travel back in time...when we were young (G, D, A, E)

Younger

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We all know about those days (D, G)
When every right becomes a wrong (D, A)
Yet I’ve learned to find the ways (D, G)
Of making sure it never lingers long (D, A, D)

Cause this is the only life we’ve got (G, D)
And our time is far too precious (A, D)
To spend all our days on what we’re not (G, D)
So just leave the anger in the dust (A, D)

There are times we only see (D, G)
The finish line we haven’t won (D, A)
Yet I’ve learned that we are free (D, G)
To wonder why the race is never done (D, A, D)

Cause this is the only life we’ve got (G, D)
And our time is far too precious (A, D)
To spend all our days on what we’re not (G, D)
So just leave the anger in the dust (A, D)

There are days that we all know (D, G)
Full of clouds without the sun (D, A)
Yet I’ve learned that we can show (D, G)
That there is light before the day is done (D, A, D)

Cause this is the only life we’ve got (G, D)
And our time is far too precious (A, D)
To spend all our days on what we’re not (G, D)
So just leave the anger in the dust (A, D)

Days

Music & Lyrics

I’m not ashamed that I believe in what you say we are (D, C add 9, G, C add 9)
But still I know that I’ve become a little scared (D, C add 9, G, C add 9)
I won’t pretend that I can see you’re not a shooting star (D, C add 9, G, C add 9)
Cause I’m afraid to tell you how I really care (D, C add 9, G, C add 9)

For love is never real (A, C add 9)
Until we let it be (A, C add 9)
Our heart is always sealed (A, C add 9)
Until we set it free (A, C add 9)

When you became the girl I knew that I was falling for (D, C add 9, G, C add 9)
I often tried to find a place to run away (D, C add 9, G, C add 9)
But now I know that you’re the one I’ve just been waiting for (D, C add 9, G, C add 9)
So I believe that I can find a way to stay (D, C add 9, G, C add 9)

For love is never real (A, C add 9)
Until we let it be (A, C add 9)
Our heart is always sealed (A, C add 9)
Until we set it free (A, C add 9)

I hope you know that I can see us here in 50 years (D, C add 9, G, C add 9)
And I believe that we will cherish every day (D, C add 9, G, C add 9)
So all I wish is that you know I’ve conquered all my fears (D, C add 9, G, C add 9)
I am yours and you are mine in every way (D, C add 9, G, C add 9)

For love is never real (A, C add 9)
Until we let it be (A, C add 9)
Our heart is always sealed (A, C add 9)
Until we set it free (A, C add 9)

Falling

Music & Lyrics

If we all could imagine (G, Em)
What the world could be (G, Em)
Then I’m sure we’d abandon (G, Em)
All the hate we see (C, D)

But the truth is never easy (G, Em)
Though it’s hard to ignore (G, Em)
And the lies are so deceiving (G, Em)
We believe there’s nothing more (C, D)

Yet the life we live (C, D)
Is more than what we give (G, Em)
We learn from what we hear (C. D)
And what we see (Em)

And the world we know (C, D)
Is more than where we go (G, Em)
It tells us who we are (C, D)
And what we’ll be (G)

If we all could remember (G, Em)
What our dreams used to be (G, Em)
Then we’d try to surrender (G, Em)
To hopes that set us free (C, D)

But in the cold light of morning (G, Em)
When the day has just begun (G, Em)
We ignore all the warnings (G, Em)
And never see what isn’t done (C, D)

Yet the life we live (C, D)
Is more than what we give (G, Em)
We learn from what we hear (C. D)
And what we see (Em)

And the world we know (C, D)
Is more than where we go (G, Em)
It tells us who we are (C, D)
And what we’ll be (G)

If you love those around you (G, Em)
Even those you despise (G, Em)
Then the world will astound you (G, Em)
As you see beyond the lies (C, D)

Cause we all can imagine (G, Em)
What the world should be (G, Em)
If we only abandon (G, Em)
All the hate we see (C, D)

Yet the life we live (C, D)
Is more than what we give (G, Em)
We learn from what we hear (C. D)
And what we see (Em)

And the world we know (C, D)
Is more than where we go (G, Em)
It tells us who we are (C, D)
And what we’ll be (G)

Imagine

Music & Lyrics

If our lives are nothing more than shadows (Am, E)
If our time on Earth is all we have (Am, E)
Then I’d choose to spend it in the meadows (F, C)
With the sun around and high above (F, E)

Yet I believe in something more (C, D7)
If only I can find the doorway (C, D7)
I know it’s something I’ll adore (C, D7)
For all my days (E)

I’ll search until I find it (C, D7)
I’ll seek until I’m blinded (C, D7)
I’ll walk as it unwinds (C, D7)
Into the haze (E)

Though we live in times full of peril (C, D7)
Though we see a day full of dread (C, D7)
I will try to live it as the sparrow (C, D7)
Who still flies despite what’s overhead (E)

Yet I believe in something more (C, D7)
If only I can find the doorway (C, D7)
I know it’s something I’ll adore (C, D7)
For all my days (E)

I’ll search until I find it (C, D7)
I’ll seek until I’m blinded (C, D7)
I’ll walk as it unwinds (C, D7)
Into the haze (E)

Now I know my life is full of meaning (C, D7)
Even though I doubt every day (C, D7)
I can see the path and where it’s leading (C, D7)
And it’s all I need to find my way (E)

Yet I believe in something more (C, D7)
If only I can find the doorway (C, D7)
I know it’s something I’ll adore (C, D7)
For all my days (E)

I’ll search until I find it (C, D7)
I’ll seek until I’m blinded (C, D7)
I’ll walk as it unwinds (C, D7)
Into the haze (E)

Something More

Music & Lyrics

I know that you’re lonely (A, E)
I see it in your eyes (A, E)
I wish you could only (A, E)
See the truth in the lies (D, E)

But you’re just a star now (A, E)
In a world all your own (A, E)
I wish that you knew how (A, E)
To learn from you’ve known (D, E)

We peer through a window (D, A)
At the moments we fear (E, A)
While the places we’ve been to disappear (D, A, E)

When I tried to find you (A, E)
They told me you were gone (A, E)
I know that you’re blinded (A, E)
To the truth of the dawn (D, E)

So I took a journey (A, E)
I was sure wouldn’t last (A, E)
I’d go where you’d see me (A, E)
And hope you’d see your past (D, E)

We peer through a window (D, A)
At the moments we fear (E, A)
While the places we’ve been to disappear (D, A, E)

Through the glass in the darkness (D, A)
You can still see the light (E, A)
And I know there is kindness in sight (D, A, E)

Through A Glass Darkly

Music & Lyrics

Once in awhile (G, C)
We stumble on a trial (G, C)
That makes the world a lonely place (G, C, D)

And when it falls (G, C)
It tumbles down the walls (G, C)
And makes us see the empty space (G, C, D)

Our lives are what we sow (C, D)
As friends just come and go (C, D)
How I wish there was one (C, D)
I could know (G, C, G)

There was a day (G, C)
When nothing ever stayed (G, C)
And all my friends became a ghost (G, C, D)

That’s when I learned (G, C)
That nothing’s ever earned (G, C)
When fame is built on what we post (G, C, D)

Our lives are what we sow (C, D)
As friends just come and go (C, D)
How I wish there was one (C, D)
I could know (G, C, G)

So now I know (G, C)
That life is just a show (G, C)
And it just ends without a score (G, C, D)

And what we say (G, C)
Will always drift away (G, C)
And all that’s left is nothing more (G, C, D)

Our lives are what we sow (C, D)
As friends just come and go (C, D)
How I wish there was one (C, D)
I could know (G, C, G)

Music & Lyrics
 
Just when I thought the dream was at an end (D, C, D, C)
The lightning struck and it’s hard to pretend (D, C, D, C)
That all I’ve wished and all I’ve known (D, C, D, C)
Would matter more than the fame that I own (D, C, D, C)

We all know (A, C)
The world’s just a shadow (A, C)
Still we try (A, C)
To see if it’s all a lie (A, C)

When it began I never really tried (D, C, D, C)
To wonder why they’re along for the ride (D, C, D, C)
They were friends who followed me around (D, C, D, C)
And then they left when I fell to the ground (D, C, D, C)

We all know (A, C)
The world’s just a shadow (A, C)
Still we try (A, C)
To see if it’s all a lie (A, C)

When I’m alone I wonder if it’s real (D, C, D, C)
The sudden fame and the glory it steals (D, C, D, C)
I wish I’d known that everywhere I go (D, C, D, C)
They just believe what they’ve seen in a show (D, C, D, C)

We all know (A, C)
The world’s just a shadow (A, C)
Still we try (A, C)
To see if it’s all a lie (A, C)

So now I’m lost, hoping that it lasts (D, C, D, C)
But in my heart I still search for my past (D, C, D, C)
When life was young and full of silly dreams (D, C, D, C)
And our love wasn’t more than it seems (D, C, D, C)

We all know (A, C)
The world’s just a shadow (A, C)
Still we try (A, C)
To see if it’s all a lie (A, C)

Glory

Music & Lyrics

I know you tried to tell me I was wrong (G, Em, C, D)
To fall for a shadow who travelled with the sun (G, Em, C, D)
And in my heart I knew where I belonged (G, Em, C, D)
But I was so worried I’d never find the one (G, Em, C, D)

We believe that destiny is real (C, D, C, D)
And it’s written in the stars (C, D, G)
But then we find our fate is never sealed (C, D, C, D)
As we wonder who we are (C, D, G)

And now I see the reason I’m afraid (G, Em, C, D)
I’m worried that one day I’ll find myself alone (G, Em, C, D)
But if it’s true that this is what awaits (G, Em, C, D)
Then I’ll know our journey was never set in stone (G, Em, C, D)

We believe that destiny is real (C, D, C, D)
And it’s written in the stars (C, D, G)
But then we find our fate is never sealed (C, D, C, D)
As we wonder who we are (C, D, G)

I wish I’d known that love is just a dream (G, Em, C, D)
And all that we cherish can vanish with the wind (G, Em, C, D)
For all our hopes are never what they seem (G, Em, C, D)
As we see forever will always have an end (G, Em, C, D)

We believe that destiny is real (C, D, C, D)
And it’s written in the stars (C, D, G)
But then we find our fate is never sealed (C, D, C, D)
As we wonder who we are (C, D, G)

Destiny

Music & Lyrics

I wasn’t sure if I would ever know (D, A, C add 9, G)
That what we had was real (D, A, C add 9)
Cause in my mind, the doubt would always grow (D, A, C add 9, G)
Until it made me steal (D, A, C add 9)
Away (A)

I always tried to find it in my heart (D, A, C add 9, G)
To give you more than I received (D, A, C add 9)
And as I did, I always played my part (D, A, C add 9, G)
To make us both believe (D, A, C add 9)
I’d stay (A)

We pretend that our lies are forgotten (D, G, D, G)
And life is just as it seems (D, G, A)
But then we find that the truth is always off in (D, G, D, G)
A place we know from our dreams (D, G, A)

And on that day, I knew what I should do (D, A, C add 9, G)
With all your friends around (D, A, C add 9)
But when I looked, I saw that it was true (D, A, C add 9, G)
That we’d been losing ground (D, A, C add 9)
Til now (A)

I know it hurts that we were not enough (D, A, C add 9, G)
And that I walked away (D, A, C add 9)
But now I’m sure you’ll find a girl to love (D, A, C add 9, G)
Who hears you when you say (D, A, C add 9)
Your vows (A)

We pretend that our lies are forgotten (D, G, D, G)
And life is just as it seems (D, G, A)
But then we find that the truth is always off in (D, G, D, G)
A place we know from our dreams (D, G, A)

Steal Away

Music & Lyrics

When I heard about the news (D, A, E)
I wondered why you’d ever choose (D, A, E)
To live a life you don’t believe (D, A, E)
And give him more than you receive (D, A, E)

But I know it’s a lie (C, Am, E)
And I’ll always wonder why (C, Am, E)
You pretend you’re in love (C, Am, E)
When you know it’s not enough (C, Am, E)

You said you’d loved him for awhile (D, A, E)
And he always made you smile (D, A, E)
Though I knew it wasn’t true (D, A, E)
I was sure you’d see it through (D, A, E)

But I know it’s a lie (C, Am, E)
And I’ll always wonder why (C, Am, E)
You pretend you’re in love (C, Am, E)
When you know it’s not enough (C, Am, E)

When I tried to tell you why (D, A, E)
I could see it made you cry (D, A, E)
Then you told me you were sure (D, A, E)
And you ended what we were (D, A, E)

But I know it’s a lie (C, Am, E)
And I’ll always wonder why (C, Am, E)
You pretend you’re in love (C, Am, E)
When you know it’s not enough (C, Am, E)

As your wedding day arrived (D, A, E)
I felt the distance in our lives (D, A, E)
It broke my heart to see you go (D, A, E)
And turn away from what you know (D, A, E)

But I know it’s a lie (C, Am, E)
And I’ll always wonder why (C, Am, E)
You pretend you’re in love (C, Am, E)
When you know it’s not enough (C, Am, E)

Pretend

Music & Lyrics

Some days lie (Am, E)
When they cast a shadow (Am, E)
So we try (Am, E)
To find a world we know (Am, E)

On those days (Am, E)
I just find your letters (Am, E)
And I pray (Am, E)
I’ll always hear your words (Am, E)

If you believe a life’s what it seems (Am, E, Am, D)
You’ll always regret when it’s done (Am, E, Am)
But if you see your life’s full of dreams (Am, E, Am, D)
You’ll always believe you’re the one (Am, E, Am)

My best friend (Am, E)
Took her life for granted (Am, E)
She’d just spend (Am, E)
Her time alone in bed (Am, E)

When she died (Am, E)
She never knew tomorrow (Am, E)
And I cried (Am, E)
I didn’t know where to go (Am, E)

If you believe a life’s what it seems (Am, E, Am, D)
You’ll always regret when it’s done (Am, E, Am)
But if you see your life’s full of dreams (Am, E, Am, D)
You’ll always believe you’re the one (Am, E, Am)

When you heard (Am, E) 
That her life was stolen (Am, E)
You wrote words (Am, E)
Meant to make me whole (Am, E)

Now I see (Am, E)
How to live tomorrow (Am, E)
And I’ll be (Am, E)
In a place to know (Am, E)

If you believe a life’s what it seems (Am, E, Am, D)
You’ll always regret when it’s done (Am, E, Am)
But if you see your life’s full of dreams (Am, E, Am, D)
You’ll always believe you’re the one (Am, E, Am)

Tomorrow

Music & Lyrics

I did my best to leave it all behind (Am, C, D, E)
I’d forgotten the love we didn’t find (Am, C, D, E)
But then I saw you that day with your friends (Am, C, D, E)
And I fell once again (Am, E, Am)

There are days in our lives (D, Am)
When we find what we’ve lost (D, Am)
And we hope it survives (D, Am)
Though it comes at a cost (D, E)

The wedding day was more than I could bear (Am, C, D, E)
I’d forgotten the ways in which I cared (Am, C, D, E)
As I watched you when the vows were read (Am, C, D, E)
I barely heard what they said (Am, E, Am)

There are days in our lives (D, Am)
When we find what we’ve lost (D, Am)
And we hope it survives (D, Am)
Though it comes at a cost (D, E)

When you agreed to be the best man at his side (Am, C, D, E)
I’d forgotten you’d introduced his bride (Am, C, D, E)
And when you said my brother’s love would last (Am, C, D, E)
I remembered our past (Am, E, Am)

There are days in our lives (D, Am)
When we find what we’ve lost (D, Am)
And we hope it survives (D, Am)
Though it comes at a cost (D, E)

We had a chance to spend a moment alone (Am, C, D, E)
I’d forgotten the way the years had flown (Am, C, D, E)
And when you told me you wondered where they’d gone (Am, C, D, E)
I could only look on (Am, E, Am)

There are days in our lives (D, Am)
When we find what we’ve lost (D, Am)
And we hope it survives (D, Am)
Though it comes at a cost (D, E)

Forgotten

Music & Lyrics

Have you ever lied to hide your sorrow (D)
And always try to find a new tomorrow (D)
Do you wish that everything you are could fade away (C add 9, D)
While a life you’ve dreamed from afar will come your way (C add 9, D)

Have you ever cried alone in anger (D)
Or wondered why your life is so endangered (D)
In a place that doesn’t really care if you live or die (C add 9, D)
And a world that never seems to hear when you try (C add 9, D)

I know that life can be bitter (G, D)
I know that days can seem too long (G, D)
Yet when light slips away in the winter (G, D)
You’ll wonder where the time has gone (G, D)

Will you ever try to find a journey (D)
And tell yourself you never have to worry (D)
Cause the day is all you really know despite your cares (C add 9, D)
And the path is gentle on your soul and your fears (C add 9, D)

Will you ever fly above your troubles (D)
And try to find a way around your struggles (D)
To a place where all your tears are gone and washed away (C add 9, D)
And a time that’s truly all your own every day (C add 9, D)

I know that life can be bitter (G, D)
I know that days can seem too long (G, D)
Yet when light slips away in the winter (G, D)
You’ll wonder where the time has gone (G, D)

Winter's Light

Music & Lyrics

The day arrives with the sunrise (G, D)
As our family gathers round (A, D)
And we don’t worry where the time flies (G, D)
As we cherish what we’ve found (A, D)

Then we settle at the table (G, D)
With our friends from afar (A, D)
Full of laughter that enables (G, D)
The simple joy of taking part (A, D)

And he will give you his vow (G, D)
He’ll pledge to live here and now (G, D)
His words will always be how (G, D)
He will love you (A)

We are gathered as a witness (G, D)
As the bride and groom prepare (A, D)
To pledge a life of forgiveness (G, D)
In the times that they will share (A, D)

And in a moment we’ll remember (G, D)
The two alone become as one (A, D)
We see the joy as they surrender (G, D)
To bonds that never come undone (A, D)

And he will give you his vow (G, D)
He’ll pledge to live here and now (G, D)
His words will always be how (G, D)
He will love you (A)

And in the evening we assemble (G, D)
For the thoughts that we all share (A, D)
We say the words we know resemble (G, D)
What’s in our hearts and in our prayers (A, D)

Before the day becomes an ending (G, D)
We sing and dance beneath the lights (A, D)
And as our shouts become ascending (G, D)
We see you off into the night (A, D)

And he will give you his vow (G, D)
He’ll pledge to live here and now (G, D)
His words will always be how (G, D)
He will love you...forever more (A, D)

Wedding Day

Music & Lyrics

They say...our lives are made of stardust (C add 9, D7)
From the sky above so (D)
My way...is to realize that I must (C add 9, D7)
Find the love (D)
In each moment (E)
And ignore all the omens (D)
That cause us confusion (E)
When we don’t refuse them (D)

Some days...just seem to last forever (C add 9, D7)
So we should always look for (D)
New ways...to hold them so they never (C add 9, D7)
Leave our minds (D)
Like the day you (E)
were married and I knew (D)
You’d found your companion (E)
You’d never abandon (D)

New days...are something we should cherish (C add 9, D7)
Memories we can share and (D)
Always...know they will never perish (C add 9, D7)
Like the day (D)
that I held you (E)
And I was compelled to (D)
See everything clearly (E)
As I held you dearly (D)

Old ways...are something we inherit (C add 9, D7)
Yet I know now that (D)
Love stays...and never on its merits (C add 9, D7)
So we all (D)
Must embrace it (E)
And try to retrace it (D)
With all of the stardust (E)
That settled inside us (D)

Stardust

Music & Lyrics

Where will I go when the wind blows? (D, G, D, G)
Who shall I call when it all goes? (D, G, D, G)
As shouts and tears descend (C, G)
I try to keep my friends (C, G)
All together (D, G, D)

We tell ourselves that we can buy (A)
The life for which we yearn (G)
Yet I know that all we love (A)
Is never what we earn (G)
From our endeavors (D, G, D)

So....When the world’s left in tatters (D, G, D, G)
How can I learn why it matters (D, G, D, G)
The things we hold in our lives (C, G)
Are just a mask in disguise (C, G)
As forever (D, G, D)

We tell ourselves that we can buy (A)
The life for which we yearn (G)
Yet I know that all we love (A)
Is never what we earn (G)
From our endeavors (D, G, D)

(C, A, D, G, D)

Where can I stand when the rain falls? (D, G, D, G)
Who can I trust when the night calls? (D, G, D, G)
When everything we call our own (C, G) 
And all that we have ever known (C, G)
Has been severed (D, G, D)

We tell ourselves that we can buy (A)
The life for which we yearn (G)
Yet I know that all we love (A)
Is never what we earn (G)
From our endeavors (D, G, D)

So...Where can I find the real proof? (D, G, D, G)
When will I know that there is one truth? (D, G, D)
That treasure we store in our heart (C, G)
Is only ever just a start (C, G)
To forever (D, G, D)

We tell ourselves that we can buy (A)
The life for which we yearn (G)
Yet I know that all we love (A)
Is never what we earn (G)
From our endeavors (D, G, D)

(C, A, D, G, D)

Forever

Music & Lyrics

I know we only had that evening (C, E)
with all the stars in the sky (C, E)
And I could never believe it (C, E)
that love was a thing you could find (C, D, E)
in one simple moment in time (C, D, E)

I remember your laughter (A, E)
I remember the way you smiled (A, E)
I could see ever after (A, E)
And I knew (D, A)
That you did, too (D, A)
If only we would just believe (D, A, E)

I saw you staring at the moonlight (C, E)
with all your friends gathered round (C, E)
I asked you why was the sky bright (C, E)
And you said the stars were aligned (C, D, E)
The biggest and brightest we’d find (C, D, E)

I remember it dearly (A, E)
I remember your happy eyes (A, E)
I could see it so clearly (A, E)
And I knew (D, A)
That you did, too (D, A)
If only we would just believe (D, A, E)

We shared the moment in silence (C, E)
With all the stars shooting by (C, E)
Holding hands, you beside me (C, E)
And I wasn’t scared of the sight (C, D, E)
If only because you were right C, D, E)

I remember whenever (A, E)
I remember exactly why (A, E)
I could see us forever (A, E)
And I knew (D, A)
That you did, too (D, A)
If only we would just believe (D, A, E)
Yes, I knew (D, A)
That you did, too (D, A)
If only we would just believe (D, A, E)

First Sight

Music & Lyrics

There was a time when I wasn’t kind (A extended, 5th to 2nd)
All I believed was trapped in my mind (A extended)
I never saw the world all around (A extended)
And I never knew that truth...could be found (A extended)

All of my days were full of regret (D extended, 5th to 2nd)
And anger inside for all that I met (D extended)
I could not forgive the sins that I saw (D extended)
I could not conceive that I...had those flaws (D extended)

And yet we are creatures (C add 9, D)
Made of simple dust (C add 9, D)
Now endowed with features (C add 9, D)
that we must learn to trust (C add 9, D)

There was a day when I’d reached the end (A extended, 5th to 2nd)
I’d lied to myself and could not pretend (A extended)
The world that I knew was tiny and small (A extended)
The hate that I lived would soon...be my fall (A extended)

When I tried to see I found I was blind (D extended, 5th to 2nd)
I pounded my fists to loosen the bind (D extended)
I could not recall what I had ignored (D extended)
I opened my heart to reach...for the door (D extended)

For, yes, we are creatures (C add 9, D)
Made of simple dust (C add 9, D)
Now endowed with features (C add 9, D)
that we must learn to trust (C add 9, D)

The knock on the door had come just in time (A extended, 5th to 2nd)
I opened it wide and started to climb (A extended)
I could not believe the world I would find (A extended)
When I wasn’t trapped alone...in my mind (A extended)

We all have the gift to choose what we see (D extended, 5th to 2nd) 
And follow a path to what we will be (D extended)
We listen and learn and watch for the sight (D extended)
When meaning becomes a thief...in the night (D extended)

So, yes, we are creatures (C add 9, D)
Made of simple dust (C add 9, D)
Now endowed with features (C add 9, D)
that we must learn to trust (C add 9, D)

Born Again

Music & Lyrics

He lived as a child in the land beyond the mountains (Am, Em)
His father was a solider in the war (Am, Em)
He told the young boy stories that would some day come to haunt him (Am, Em)
And follow him wherever he would go (C, D, Em)
Yes, they followed him wherever he would go (C, D, Em)

Listen for awhile as he spins a tale or two (D, G, D, G)
But then he’ll have to smile and say (D, G)
It's time I said goodbye, my friends, the day is nearly gone (C, D, G, Em, C, D, G)
But if you light the fire again I'll stay on until the dawn... (C, D, G, Em, C, D, G)
Telling tales long forgotten (Em)
to the minds of the tragic men from whence they were begotten (G, Em)

The stories that he told were of men who’d lost their minds (Am, Em)
In a war they could not comprehend (Am, Em)
His father told him, son, yours will go one day like mine (Am, Em)
And the boy believed the words his father said (C, D, Em)
Yes, the boy believed the words his father said (C, D, Em)

Listen for awhile as he spins a tale or two (D, G, D, G)
But then he’ll have to smile and say (D, G)
It's time I said goodbye, my friends, the day is nearly gone (C, D, G, Em, C, D, G)
But if you light the fire again I'll stay on until the dawn... (C, D, G, Em, C, D, G)
Telling tales long forgotten (Em)
to the minds of the tragic men from whence they were begotten (G, Em)

He finally went to war just to prove his father wrong (Am, Em)
And the war, it made him lose his mind (Am, Em)
He came back from the war and had a son before too long Am, Em)
And told him all the stories that he knew (C, D, Em)
Yes, he told him all the stories that he knew (C, D, Em)

As a Child

Music & Lyrics

Why am I so all alone (G, C)
In a world so full of stunning grace (G, C)
Somewhere underneath a stone (G, C)
I hope to find the will to run the race (G, C)

Until the end of all of my time (Am, D, Em)
With every single breath that forms a rhyme (Am, D)
I’ll search the ends of earth for the meaning of my birth (Am, D, Em)
In a world where every whisper is sublime (Am, D, G)

When I was young I was so sure (G, C)
That every wondrous thing would come my way (G, C)
But as the days became the years (G, C)
I’ve come to realize that I must stay (G, C)

Until the end of all of my time (Am, D, Em)
With every single breath that forms a rhyme (Am, D)
I’ll search the ends of earth for the meaning of my birth (Am, D, Em)
In a world where every whisper is sublime (Am, D, G)

When I look into your eyes (G, C)
I see the life that you should never fear (G, C)
And I promise I will try (G, C)
So you will always know that I am here (G, C)

Until the end of all of my time (Am, D, Em)
With every single breath that forms a rhyme (Am, D)
I’ll search the ends of earth for the meaning of my birth (Am, D, Em)
In a world where every whisper is sublime (Am, D, G)

Alone

Music & Lyrics

There was once a time beyond here (D, G, D, G, D, G, D, G)
When it wasn’t mine to wonder (D, G, D, G, D, G, D, G)
If our lives would ever intertwine (A)
And our days would settle into rhyme (G)
My eyes were never meant to see (A)
The joy of knowing you could be (G)
In love forever (D, G, D)

Now I know why I’m here (C add 9, D)
Why my cares disappear (C add 9, D)
There is something new (here) (C add 9, D)
There is only you (C add 9, D)

When I heard your name the first time (D, G, D, G, D, G, D, G)
I could not explain the fault line (D, G, D, G, D, G, D, G)
It would open deep inside my world (A)
As all I’ve ever known became unfurled (G)
But now I understand the ways (A)
You’ve become the meaning of my days (G)
And why I’m happy (D, G, D)

Now I know why I’m here (C add 9, D)
Why my cares disappear (C add 9, D)
There is something new (here) (C add 9, D)
There is only you (C add 9, D)

Every day with you surprises (D, G, D, G, D, G, D, G)
There are always new horizons (D, G, D, G, D, G, D, G)
To explore as only you can do (A)
When you know that every path is true (G)
And every step along the way (A)
Is a chance to live another day (G)
With you beside me (D, G, D)

Now I know why I’m here (C add 9, D)
Why my cares disappear (C add 9, D)
There is something new (here) (C add 9, D)
There is only you (C add 9, D)

Only You

Music & Lyrics

Standing at the window, wondering where you’ve gone (F, Am)
My heart has turned to stone in all its sorrow (E, Am)
I wish I’d known that this would be our only dawn (F, Am)
For soon, my love today becomes tomorrow (E, Am)

Why are all our memories like the raindrops glistening (C, D)
Falling from the street light down below (C, D)
I can still remember every moment listening (C, D)
Wondering if the pain would ever go (E)

You were all I needed when our days were young (F, Am)
Nothing seemed to matter but the moment (E, Am)
How I wish I’d listened to your lonely song (F, Am)
Of worry that we make it more than romance (E, Am)

Why are all our memories like the raindrops glistening (C, D)
Falling from the streetlight down below (C, D)
I can still remember every moment listening (C, D)
Wondering if the pain would ever go (E)

The plans we made will simply start to fade away (F, Am)
Nothing more than echoes in the darkness (E, Am)
Now that I’m alone I cannot bear the day (F, Am)
For all that remains is just the sadness (E, Am)
Yes, all that remains is just the sadness (E, Am)

Regret

Music & Lyrics

In a world where our lives are lived in the shadows (Am, D7 x 4)
In a place where our minds are trapped on the gallows (Am, D7 x 4)
I  will spend all my days in search of the sunlight (G, Em, C, D)
And I’ll gather the ones who don’t fear the long night  (G, Em, C, D)

Cause I know (E)
Our days are short (D)
And that time goes (E)
Before we ever discover why (D, E)
All that matters is nearby (D, E)
As years fly (D)

In a time when our lives are shattered by anger (Am, D7 x 4)
In a space where the hate is always entangled (Am, D7 x 4)
I will settle my debts and give my possessions (G, Em, C, D)
And I will try to forgive and lose my obsessions (G, Em, C, D)

Cause I know (E)
Our days are short (D)
And that time goes (E)
Before we ever discover why (D, E)
All that matters is nearby (D, E)
As years fly (D)

On an earth where the words are often too careless (Am, D7 x 4)
And we know they’re a lie, yet we say them regardless (Am, D7 x 4)
I will say that I love without precondition (G, Em, C, D)
And I will hope for the best with every ambition (G, Em, C, D)

Cause I know (E)
Our days are short (D)
And that time goes (E)
Before we ever discover why (D, E)
All that matters is nearby (D, E)
As years fly (D)
Yes, I know (E)
How time goes (D)

Time Goes

Music & Lyrics

I know we’ve got this blindness (G, Em)
That doesn’t seem to let us care (C, D)
Yet in the midst of silence (G, Em)
Please, let me say this prayer (C, D)

Just see the simple creatures (G, Em)
Who don’t have a place to stand (C, D)
And recognize their features  (G, Em)
Before they leave this land (C, D)

You see, there isn’t time (C, D)
To say what’s on my mind (G, Em)
So all I ask you now is to hear their call (C, D, G)
If only I could find (C, D)
The words that surely bind (G, Em)
I’d let you hear their world before they fall (C, D, G)

You know our world is changing (G, Em)
Right before our very eyes (C, D)
And all this rearranging (G, Em)
Should never take us by surprise (C, D)

Cause we can’t save the planet (G, Em)
The planet’ll be just fine (C, D)
It’s those of us upon it (G, Em)
Who might not be left behind (C, D)

You see, there isn’t time (C, D)
To say what’s on my mind (G, Em)
So all I ask you now is to hear their call (C, D, G)
If only I could find (C, D)
The words that surely bind (G, Em)
I’d let you hear their world before they fall (C, D, G)

We’ve conquered all before us (G, Em)
All the world is in our grasp (C, D)
Yet creatures all around us (G, Em)
Could some day become the past (C, D)

They’d like to tell their stories (G, Em)
Of lands where they cannot live (C, D)
But we’re consumed with glory (G, Em)
And never find a way to give (C, D)

You see, there isn’t time (C, D)
To say what’s on my mind (G, Em)
So all I ask you now is to hear their call (C, D, G)
If only I could find (C, D)
The words that surely bind (G, Em)
I’d let you hear their world before they fall (C, D, G)

Silence

Music & Lyrics

When all the world is comin’ down around your head (Am, Em, Am, Em)
and every path is full of doubt you only dread (Am, Em, Am, Em)
You never sleep, and every whisper is too loud (Am, Em, Am Em)
When times are dark, and every moment’s full of clouds (Am, Em, Am, Em)

Just touch the sky (C, Am, D)
when the day is near (C, Am, D)
Find your way (C, Am, D)
While the sun is here (C, Am, D)
Push the clouds (C, Am, D)
Til they’re far away (C, Am, D)
Reach up high (C, Am, D)
Til your mind can say (C, Am, D)
You are free (E)

In every sadness is a moment you can share (Am, Em, Am, Em)
You shouldn’t worry that your friends will never care (Am, Em, Am, Em)
Just say the words that weigh you down inside the pain (Am, Em, Am, Em)
Let them carry you and no one will complain (Am, Em, Am, Em)

Then touch the sky (C, Am, D)
when the day is near (C, Am, D)
Find your way (C, Am, D)
While the sun is here (C, Am, D)
Push the clouds (C, Am, D)
Til they’re far away (C, Am, D)
Reach up high (C, Am, D)
Til your mind can say (C, Am, D)
You are free (E)

When you’re alone and you wonder if it’s real (Am, Em, Am, Em)
Just remember that it’s never what you feel (Am, Em, Am, Em)
Every day is just a moment in a dream (Am, Em, Am, Em)
And the world we know is never what it seems (Am, Em, Am, Em)

So touch the sky (C, Am, D)
when the day is near (C, Am, D)
Find your way (C, Am, D)
While the sun is here (C, Am, D)
Push the clouds (C, Am, D)
Til they’re far away (C, Am, D)
Reach up high (C, Am, D)
Til your mind can say (C, Am, D)
You are free (E)

Touch the Sky

This audiobook is about the original legends of the blue boat in Golden Gate Park.

Jeff Nesbit

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