World Stood Still

C G C F C G C F C Dm7 G Am The day you left this island was a cold December morning F G Tender was the redness of the sky C Dm7 G Am And all along the shoreline sang birds in blissful glory F G C I had never heard their cry before F G Am And nothing can prepare you for the final parting words F G As leaving marks its harshness on your mind F G F Am And I've been ever waiting for the day the world stood still F G C Waiting for the day you came to me C Dm7 C Dm7 C G C Dm7 G Am Waking in a new day to parodies of disillusion F G Songs become your saviour every day C Dm7 G Am With so many faces just holding on in borrowed places F G C Hoping for the day they make it home F G Am And nothing can prepare you for the final parting words F G As leaving marks its harshness on your mind F G F Am And I've been ever waiting for the day the world stood still F G C Waiting for the day you came to me C Dm7 C Dm7 C G C Dm7 G Am Yours is the kingdom, the power and all its glory F G Yours is the world to call your own C Dm7 G Am But careful child, hold on tight and pray your star keeps shining F G C G Like a silver moon to guide you home again F G Am And nothing can prepare you for the final parting words F G As leaving marks its harshness on your mind F G F Am And I've been ever waiting for the day the world stood still F G C Waiting for the day you came to me C G C F C G C F C G C F C G C F C G C F C G C F