Intro C Am7 G F C Am7 GC Am7 G Make your way to promised lands F Build your castles made of sand C Am7 G Hold the water in your hands C For as long as you can Am7 G But yellow brick roads and pots of gold F Can leave a young man looking old C Am7 G And turn a warm heart coldVerse 1:
F C For the brightest of gemstones G Can look dull without the sun F C The sweetest of victories G Can taste bitter on your toungue F Am7 And the truest of love songs Em F Can sound hollow when they're sung G And the wisest words of age C Are lost upon the young Interlude C Am7 G F C Am7 GC Am7 G Sail away on distant seas F Climb the mountains and the trees C Am7 G Search for diamonds on your knees C For as long as you please Am7 G But before your years have passed F Find a home that's built to last C Am7 G For the candle burns so fastVerse 2:
F C For the brightest of gemstones G Can look dull without the sun F C The sweetest of victories G Can taste bitter on your toungue F Am7 And the truest of love songs Em F Can sound hollow when they're sung G And the wisest words of age are lost uponAm7 The young boy Em F Always in search of a new toy C G Am7 Shining and bright like a magpie Em F Scouring the hedgerow for treasure G Am7 Lost in the weeds and the weather Em F Fooled by wrappings and ring pulls G F And destined to search foreverBridge:
F C For the brightest of gemstones G Can look dull without the sun F C The sweetest of victories G Can taste bitter on your toungue F Am7 And the truest of love songs Em F They sound hollow when they're sung G And the wisest words of age N.C. Are lost upon the young Outro Am7 Em F C Am7 Em F G Am7 Em F G Em Am7 F G