C               Am
I know that you’re out there
        Dm              G
Born ready, but on the decline
                C               Am
To keep you from my thoughts
        Dm              G
When we first broke the line
        C               Am
Do you remember like I remember?
Dm
Lost pursuits of excellence
        G
The glory of the crowd
        C
Lives of imperialists
                Am
Leave me with aching wrists
        Dm
So no wonder you frown
                G
When you’re two world wars down
F
So when the dark times come
                C
Well I will sing you a good time song
F
I’m pretending that it’s ending
        C
But it kills me to act so strong
F
Just to gaze in your eyes
        G#      G
Makes all the difference to me.


C Am Dm G

Just be ready my angel
Be ready when I call
I’ve been re reading letters
They were moving warm but bitter
And I cried right through them all
Oooh ooooh
The days go so slow
Ooooh oooh
We’ll never get to heaven with the artillery in tow

F C

So when the dark times come
It might warm your heart to know
That I went to the crossroads
But the devil never showed


F G# G
They can stick their war, I’m leaving now
Makes all the difference to me


Em              Am
I’m hoping if you know where I am
Em              Am
Send your heart in a telegram
Em              Am
I’m praying that you know where I am


C Am Dm
Be upstairs ready my angel
Be ready when I call
And then my angel I’ll be ready too
And I will catch you when you fall
Do you remember like I remember
All the dirty things you said?
Do you remember like I remember
Or was it all in my head?

F C
So when the dark times come
Well I will song you a good time song
I’m pretending that it’s ending
But it kills me to act so strong

F G# G
To gaze in your eyes
Makes all the difference to me


So

C Am Dm G

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