Tom: F
Intro: F Am Bb C
F
Still the pulse survives
Am
The conscious candour of our conversation
Bb
Lovely as you are
C
I see the strain, the pain, the degradation
F
Strips of light delightful
Am
Either side of bars so thick and wide
Bb C
You hide them with a colourful sigh
F Am
Falling at your feet in sheer joy that you were able to
Bb C
Receive me like a favourite chair
A Dm
Soaking up the tears if by magic it'll make me
Bb C
Ever warmer even after you're not here
Bb C Dm
Could I be a boat for you a while?
Bb C A Bb
Could I stay afloat for you and sail in your smile?
Bb C
Could I be a boat for you
A Bb
And ever gain this weight for you
Bb C F
Could I be a boat for you a while?
F Am
You are the yellow flower of my youth
The scent of nothing wasted
Bb
With little left to prove
C
Oh graceful evergreen you take me
F
Over ever hill I've ever dream
Am
And others, just illusions
Bb C
Only seeming to be
F Am
Falling at your feet in sheer joy that you were able to
Bb C
Receive me like a favourite chair
A Dm
Soaking up the tears if by magic it'll make me
Bb C
Ever warmer even after you're not here
Bb C Dm
Could I be a boat for you a while?
Bb C A Bb
Could I stay afloat for you and sail in your smile?
Bb C
Could I be a boat for you
A Bb
And ever gain this weight for you
Bb C F
Could I be a boat for you a while?
