Key: C
Introduction: C C C C
C
Just a flash of light
F
In the endless night
C
And it's done
C
One day a diamondback
F
From the flour sack
C
Is gonna come
G
I hear the old folks when they say
F C
It's funny how time slips away
G
I hear the old folks when they say
F C
Days getting shorter every day
verse 2
C
Then the box and stone
F
A little weep and moan
C
And it's done
C
Flesh and bone
F
Will pay off the loan
C
When it's done
G
I hear the old folks when they say
F C
It's funny how time slips away
G
I hear the old folks when they say
F C
Days getting shorter every day
Pre-Chorus
C Em F G
Come here now
C
You better come fast
C Em F G
Come here now
C
As long as we last
Instrumental
G F C
verse 3
C
No more two by two
F
No more me and you
C
When it's done
C
Dreams and photographs
F
Are what will be left
C
When it's done
G
I hear the old folks when they say
F C
It's funny how time slips away
G
I hear the old folks when they say
F C
Days getting shorter every day
Pre-Chorus
C Em F G
Come here now
C
You better come fast
C Em F G
Come here now
C
As long as we last
C Em F G
Come here now
C
You better come fast
C Em F G
Come here now
C
As long as we last