To Step Aside

Fm7 Gm7 Ab Bb Cm Abmaj7 Fm G Cm Abmaj7 Fm G Cm Gm Ab Fm By the cathedral, into the sun Cm Gm Ab Fm Pilgrims are singing, their journey done Ab/F Bb Eb I look at my short life and think Ab Fm Of all the champagne that I drink Bb Eb With all the faces that I know Ab Fm Bb And how much further can one go? Cm Eb Cm Bb Eb And if I decide to step aside Fm Gm Ab Bb I will try to reply to the feelings I hide Cm Abmaj7 Dm Bb Cm Abmaj7 Cm Gm Ab Fm I look from my window, down to the square Cm Gm Ab Fm At workers still queueing patiently there Ab/F Bb Eb For market forces to provide Ab Fm What history's so far denied Bb Eb For a different kind of fate Ab Fm Bb Than to labour long and always wait Cm Eb Cm Bb Eb And if I decide to step aside Fm Gm Ab Bb I will try to return to the person inside Cm Ab Dm G Cm Dm Will I always need you? Ab Would you want me to? Cm Dm Can you love me for good Ab The way you thought you could? Fm Bb Eb Or will Spring bring rain and Summer burn? Ab Fm Will tears at last precede the turn Bb Eb From Summer warmth to sudden cold Ab Fm Bb As certainly as growing old? Cm Eb Cm Bb Eb And if I decide to step aside Fm Gm Ab Bb I will try to forget all the tears I'll have cried Cm Ab Dm G Cm Ab Dm Cm