The Kilkennys - Before the deluge

^FSome of them were dreamers ^BbAnd some of them were ^Ffools Who were ^Dmmaking plans and ^Bbthinking of the ^Ffuture ^FWith the energy of the innocent They were ^Bbgathering the ^Ftools They would ^Dmneed to make their ^Bbjourney^C back to ^Fnature While the ^Dmsand slipped through the ^Fopening And their ^Bbhands, they reached for the ^Fgolden ring And their ^Dmhearts, turned to each ^Bbother's hearts for ^Fsus2refuge ^C In the ^Dmtroubled years that ^Bbcame ^Cbefore the ^Fdeluge

^FSome of them knew pleasure ^BbAnd some of them knew ^Fpain And for ^Dmsome of them it was ^Bbonly the moment that ^Fmattered ^FOn the wild and crazy wings of youth They went ^Bbflying around in the ^Frain Til their ^Dmfeathers, once so ^Bbfine, were ^Ctorn in ^Ftatters In the ^Dmend they traded their ^Ftired wings For the ^Bbresignation that ^Fliving brings They ^Dmtraded love's bright and ^Bbfragile glow For the ^Fsus2glitter, and the ^Crouge In a ^Dmmoment they were ^Bbswept ^Cbefore the ^Fdeluge

^FSo let the music keep your spirits high ^{Bb F}Let the buildings keep your ^Bbchildren dry ^FLet creation reveal its ^Csecrets by and^Dm by, by and ^Bbby When the ^Flight that's lost wit^Bbhin us ^Creaches the ^Fsky

^FSome of them were angry At the ^Bbway the earth was ^Fabused By those ^Dmmen who learned to forge ^Bbbeauty into ^Fpower ^FAnd trying to protect her from them ^BbOnly became ^Fconfused By the ^Dmmagnitude of the ^Bbfury ^Cin the final ^Fhour And when the ^Dmsand was gone and the ^Ftime arrived In the ^Bbnaked dawn only a ^Ffew survived And in ^Dmattempts to under^Bbstand this thing so ^Csimple and so huge ^DmBelieved that they were meant to ^Bblive ^Cafter the ^Fdeluge

^FSo let the music keep your spirits high ^{Bb F}Let the buildings keep your ^Bbchildren dry ^FLet creation reveal it's ^Csecrets by and ^Dmby, by and ^Bbby by and ^Dmby, by and ^Bbby When the ^Flight that's lost wit^Bbhin us ^Creaches the ^Fsky