Key: D
Introduction:
D7M D A
A hundred million years ago
D7M D A
Running to the record store
G G/F# A
All out of breath for you
G G/F#
I caught my death for you
D7M D A
That was me inside your song
D7M D A
But now it feels like somethings wrong
G G/F#
Like somehow you let me down
A G G/F#
No queen left to wear that crown
Em
Cool and gone
G
Cool and gone
D
Nothing stays the same for long
C G Em F#m G A D7M
How can anything so strong be so cool and then be gone
D7M D A
Everybody knew your name
D7M D A
And everybody felt the same
G A
That time belonged to you
G
And you showed us what to do
D7M D A
Was it you or was it me
D7M D A
Who changed so much eventually
G G/F# A
We're left with a dream that's spent
G G/F#
Still wondering what it meant
Em
Cool and gone
G
Cool and gone
D
Nothing stays the same for long
C G Em F#m G A D7M
How could anything so strong be so cool and then be gone
C G
No one's strong enough
D D7M
To keep that kind of faith
C G
Once their time has passed
Em F#m A
It's only fair they fade away
D7M D A
A hundred million years ago
D7M D A
Your the one that I lived for
G G/F# A
I lived inside your dream
A G G/F#
But now I just live for me
Em
Cool and gone
G
Cool and gone
D
Nothing stays the same for long
C G Em F#m G
How could anything so strong be so cool and then be
Em
Cool and gone
G
Cool and gone
D
Nothing stays the same for long
C G Em F#m G A D7M
How could anything so strong be so cool and then be gone
D7M A D7M A D7M
Cool and gone cool and gone
From Bill Lloyd "Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants"