Key: G
Introduction:
Gm Cm Bb D7
verse 1
Gm
These strangers
Cm
Come calling
Bb D7
Soon enough they're gone
Gm
The twilight
Eb
Is falling
Bb D5
Lamps will soon go on
Cm
And where does summer go
Gm
I will never know
D7 Gm D5 G
Summer used to last end - less - ly
Cm
Children all in white
Gm
Running down the sand
Aº
To me
D5
To me
D7
verse 2
Gm
These strangers
Cm
Sent packing
Bb D7
What do they expect?
Gm
So grasping
Cm
So lacking
Eb D5
Why not be direct?
Chorus
Cm
The beating of my heart
Gm
After they depart
D7 Gm D5 G
Lying wide awake through the night
Cm
Will you ever come
Gm
Running home to me
Aº
You might
D7
You might
Bridge
D7 Cm F7 Bb
I've be-lieved so long
Bb Am7 D7 Gm
I have dared to hope
Gm Cm F9 Ebm Bb
That the door might o - pen
Am7 D+ D7
And that you might en - ter
Bb D7
Playing hide and seek
Bb D
Kisses on my cheek
Cm
The lamps begin to glow
Gm
In my heart, I know
Am7 D7 Gm D7 G
You're a lie that I've wai - ted for
Cm
Tell them all to go
Gm
Tell them all no more
Em D Cm
Tell them I close the door
Outro