[Intro]

Four, three, two, one

( C  F  C  F  C )

[First Part]

C                                         F             C
Play me something gently, I'm across the ocean missin' home
           F                    C    C/B         Am       C/B   C
There are lights on sparklin' towers that shine dark when seen alone
C                                  F             C
Somewhere there's a mountain that overlooks the sea
   F                C         C/B       Am          C/B      C
I wonder if that mountain has got more rock than my band and me
C                           F           C
And I ain't no victim to a naive boy's dreams
       F                  C     C/B         Am        C/B        C
But I wish you were here now to see these damned old sparklin' things

[Chorus]

        F             C
It's a long road to heaven (Long road)
        G          Am
It's a far drop to hell
           F              C
I pray we outlive this fountain (Pray we outlive)
   G                Am
I reckon time will tell
                           F    C
The stronger folks keep goin'
                         G                            Am
No matter where they've been (No matter where they've been)
                                   F      C
And there are lights on sparklin' towers
                     G                           Am
That I'll never see again (I'll never see them again)

[Segunda Parte]

C                          F          C
I am not the person that I was yesterday
           F              C   C/B   Am   C/B     C
And the things I'm seeing now will never be the same
C                            F               C
Do you think God's a person or the blinking lights?
      F              C     C/B      Am           C/B        C
They reflect in her eyes while she walks these streets at night
C                               F               C
Do you think God’s a person or is He just the sound
      F                   C  C/B     Am     C/B        C
Of laughter through the walls in a place I haven't found?

[Chorus]

        F             C
It's a long road to heaven (Long road)
        G          Am
It's a far drop to hell
           F             C
I pray we outlive this fountain (Pray we outlive)
   G                Am
I reckon time will tell
                           F    C
The stronger folks keep goin'
                         G                            Am
No matter where they've been (No matter where they've been)
                                   F      C
And there are lights on sparklin' towers
                     G                           Am
That I'll never see again (I'll never see them again)

[Outro]

C                               F               C
Do you think God’s a person or is He just the sound
     F             C     C/B       Am     C/B        C
Of early mornin' creakin''on some floors way out of town?
C                               F                C
I'm breathin' in a life and my legs are workin' fine
    F                 C     C/B       Am     C/B    C
Do you think God's a person or the slowly passin' time?