Tom: Fm
F C F Ab C
F C F Ab C Bb
[Verse 1]
Fm
On and on and on you stumble
Ab
On towards the evening sun
Bbm
She waits for you with open arms
Db
You stare right through her
[Verse 2]
Fm
On and on you fall towards
Ab
Her cold embrace in shadowed doorway
Bbm
Offers nothing, still she draws you
Db
Ever to her
[Chorus]
Fm
On and on and on you stumble
Ab/C Db
On towards the sinking sun
Bbm7 Ab/C
Turn a blind eye, fight or run
Bbdim7 C Fm
Rest assured the night will come
[Verse 3]
Fm
On and on you grasp and guess
Ab
And search for patterns in the mess
Bbm
Of what has been and what is left
Db
To yet endure
[Verse 4]
Fm
The jester shrugs and plays his part
Ab
The fearful see only dark
Bbm
The pious with their hope-filled hearts
Db
Sing hallelujah
[Chorus]
Fm
On and on and on you stumble
Ab/C Db
On towards the cooling sun
Bbm7 Ab/C
Turn a blind eye, fight or run
Bbdim7 C Fm
Rest assured the night will come
[Verse 5]
Fm
All the love and all the gold
Ab
All you've built and all you've sold
Bbm
All the power you may hold
Db
You won't evade her
[Verse 6]
Fm
All the steel and all the bricks
Ab
All the math and magic tricks
Bbm
All the carrots, all the sticks
Db
Will not dissuade her
[Chorus]
Fm
On and on and on you stumble
Ab/C Db
On towards the fading sun
Bbm7 Ab/C
Turn a blind eye, fight or run
Bbdim7 C Fm
Rest assured the night will come
[Verse 7]
Db Ab/C
As for that the rest is just a test of your endurance
Bbm
You've gotta love life
You've gotta love life
C Fm
You've gotta love life....
