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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