Promises As The Years Go By

[Em]  [C]   [D]   [Am]

[Em]Say awhile[C], when I[D]'m not al[Am]one

[Em]I forget a[C]ll the a[D]nger in m[Am]e

[Em]Kiss a tea[C]r when t[D]he hammer[Am] falls

[Em]They're ho[C]lding me[D] here in [Am]never ending circles

[Cm]I can still rem[A]ember su[E]mmer m[F#]adness

[Cm]I can ta[A]ste the perf[E]ume on your c[B]heek

[Cm]The heat is ove[A]rcome by co[E]ldness--[F#]How

[Cm]Consoling words[A] are ins[E]ignifi[B]cant

Say you'll pray

Justify the actions
These are days of the mob-rule, sharp tongue, curfew
When the mind is in solitary confinement--
Makes the mood that breaks you

There's a spirit seeking liberation
Here's a fire with a hungry heart
If I listen maybe, time will tell me
The reasons why we're torn apart

As the[Cm] ye[A]ar[B]s g[F#]o by
[Cm]Don't make an[A]y false [B]promise[F#]s
As the[Cm] ye[A]ar[B]s g[F#]o by

(idem)
Say you'll pray
Here the silence is too loud
In a steel barred jail on the other side
We invented the differences
That weaved the web with which we lied
Caught in the middle of a cold war zone
I left my lover in a far-off place
She'll kiss a tear when the hammer's falling
And wipe the darkness from my face

As the years go by
Don't make any false promises
As the years go by
Just say you'll pray