E G# A Am E A Am E G# A Am [Verse] E A Am Evening, the sky is glowing E A Am Underneath us the grass is slowing down E A Am E On its way up to the sun A Am E A Am Lying around devoting time E A Am To watching the stars exploding off E A Am Into space one by one E A Am [Chorus] E G# A Am Takes me to a distant place and time E G# A Am This is not the first time I have pined E G# A Am Puts me in a distant state of mind E G# A Am This is not the first time I have pined E A Am I pine away E A Am x4 [Verse] E A Am I love the older people E A Am They seem to live in a world of simple life E A Am E A Am Where simple pleasures still belong E A Am Years past, they contemplated E A Am How the world was less complicated E A Am E A Am Years before they came along [Chorus] E G# A Am Takes me to a distant place and time E G# A Am This is not the first time I have pined E G# A Am Puts me in a distant state of mind E G# A Am This is not the first time I have pined [Verse] E I pine after my home, my yard The olden days, the faraway The stars that rain over it all I pine away E A Am Lying around devoting time E A Am To watching the stars exploding off E A Am Into space one by one E A Am [Chorus] E G# A Am Takes me to a distant place and time E G# A Am This is not the first time I have pined E G# A Am Puts me in a distant state of mind E G# A Am This is not the first time I have pined E A Am I pine away [Outro] E G# A Am E A Am E G# A