Key: D
Introduction:
D D4 D5 Am G
I once met a girl with the life in her hands
D4
and we lay together on the summerday sands.
D D4 D5 Am G
I gave her my raincoat and told her, ``Lady, be
good!''
D D4
And we made truth together, where no one else
would.
Am G
I smiled through her fingers and ran the dust
through her hands ---
D G D
the hour-glass of reason on the summerday sands.
Em C7M
We sat as the sea caught fire.
C A7
Waited as the flames grew higher
D D/C D/B D/A
in her eyes.
Em C7M
We watched the eagle born ---
C A7
wings clipped, tail feathers shorn
D D/C D/B D Bb4+
but we saw him rise ---
Bb4+ D D4
over summerday sands.
(Rest the same)