The Lilac Time - And the ship sails on

O^Cne from the he^Fart could be The E^Cast Village e^Fye should be F^Cluorescent lights above the k^Amiss goodnight And lo^Fve will always s^Gtay Beyond wo^Crds C F x2 T^Che first breath of Sp^Fring must be The l^Cast days of sc^Fhool might be The f^Cirst taste of forbi^Amdden fruits And danc^Fing with a girl who can aff^Gord good suits Your^C lips on my n^Feck Sun^Cbathing on the de^Fck Of ^Cthe love boat In ^Amclover we float A h^Fappiness that makes you c^Ghoke Beyo^Cnd words ^F C F T^Ghe words of love and of disgust Are l^Fost in the wind like so much dust The t^Galks break down

What ^Fwords in the world Are we gonna miss? ^{C F}

And^C the ship sails o^Fn And ^Cwhen our lives have ^Fgone What^C epitaph will m^Amean a thing? Wha^Ft're you gonna say when the phone^G don't ring? Wa^Cs your life quite go^Fod? And^C were your book shelves made ^Fout of wood? To ^Chold the books they write when t^Amheir heroes die And^F the loss they always fi^Gnd Beyond wo^Crds ^F

And^C the ship sails on^F... (Beyond words...)