Requiem
| Am |
D |
| The man lay before me his eyes |
look off in space |
| |
F |
G |
Am |
| He |
looked to me |
older then the |
hills |
| Am |
D |
| His breathing was labored, |
his vital signs weak |
| |
F |
G |
Am |
| Yet |
his grip upon my |
hand gave me a |
chill |
| C |
Em |
| He said “I've lived a lifetime, |
I've no regrets at all |
| F |
G |
| I've done everything that anyone can |
do |
| C |
Em |
| I've seen the rings of Saturn, |
landed on the moon |
| F |
G |
| Mined an asteroid a time or |
two.” |
| |
F |
Em |
| “When |
all’s said and done there |
is one thing I will miss |
| |
F |
G |
| A fe |
eling I have each and every |
time |
| |
F |
Em |
| It's the |
feeling at liftoff |
leaping towards the sky |
| |
F |
G |
| As my |
heart beats, loudly as we |
climb.” (Chorus) |
(CHORUS)
| |
F |
C |
| I want to |
feel the thrusters shake the plate |
s beneath me |
| |
G |
C |
| As the |
rocket gains escape velocit |
y |
| |
F |
C |
| I want to |
see the solar sails spread towards the |
sunlight |
| |
G |
C |
Am |
G |
Am |
| I want to |
see the stars in all their majest |
y |
|
|
|
| Am |
D |
| I was born to long line of |
dreamers |
| |
F |
G |
Am |
| Who |
explored the earth from |
sea to shining |
sea. |
| Am |
D |
| When the challenges of space came |
before them |
| |
F |
G |
Am |
| There was |
no question where |
they ought to |
be |
| C |
Em |
| Granddad saw Neil Armstrong walk |
upon the moon |
| F |
G |
| And told me tales of space upon his |
knee |
| C |
Em |
| My father flew the shuttle into |
orbit everyday |
| F |
G |
| And mother helped construct moon |
colony |
| |
F |
Em |
| I ha |
ve followed in their footsteps, a |
spacer’s life I led |
| |
F |
G |
| I’ve |
traveled the system far and |
wide |
| |
F |
Em |
| But |
no matter where I've been |
no matter what I've done |
| |
F |
G |
| It's |
the feeling of the launch I keep ins |
ide (Chorus) |
| |
Am |
D |
| Is |
there anything I can do? |
A tear rolled from my eye |
| |
F |
G |
Am |
| He said, “ |
No I’m fine, |
do not cry for |
me." |
| |
Am |
D |
| Like |
I've said before, |
I know my time has come |
| F |
G |
Am |
| Soon I will |
have my final |
peace |
| C |
Em |
| I tried to make him comfortable, |
sat with him all night |
| F |
G |
| As he faded in and out of fitful |
sleep |
| C |
Em |
| At lucid times, he'd tell me |
yarns that made me laugh |
| |
F |
G |
| But |
at other times the tales would make me |
weep |
| |
F |
Em |
| When |
the sun rose that morning, I |
sat up with a start |
| F |
G |
| For I had fallen asleep before the |
dawn |
| F |
Em |
| I considered the old man's eyes |
still gazing at the sky |
| F |
G |
| And I knew my father’s soul had journeyed |
on (Chorus) |
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