STANDARD TUNING: EADGBe/NO CAPO INTRO: C5 E5 A5 F5 C5 E5 You and I walking slowly A5 Hand in hand Footprints in the sand F5 Watch the wind as it plays throwing shadows across your face C5 E5 The sky was so blue A5 Your eyes so green the air glittering F5 So sudden, so swift love came to us just like a gift D5 G5 I lived here, you lived far away E5 A5 Our lives called us back, no we could not stay D5 E5 With a sad sort of smile you took my hand G5 Said while we're apart you hope I understand that C5 E5 You'll be holding me And I'll be holding you A5 Through those long nights, my love will be pulling you through F5 When you see the stars pretend they're my arms C5 When you feel the air that is me kissing you there E5 Say you love me and I will say I love you A5 No distance could ever make that untrue F5 When I'm far away I'll reach through time and space When you hear the wind you'll hear me saying C5 F5 G5 C5 I love you for - ever C5 E5 Fast forward our love story A5 I still remember that day her small precious face F5 You stared into her eyes hypnotized by her smile D5 G5 But your job meant you had to travel E5 A5 But we weren't ready for you to go D5 E5 You held our daughter with a sad sort of smile G5 Said while we're apart I want you to know that C5 E5 You'll be holding me And I'll be holding you A5 Through those long nights, my love will be pulling you through F5 When you see the stars pretend they're my arms C5 When you feel the air that is me kissing you there E5 Say you love me and I will say I love you A5 No distance could ever make that untrue F5 When I'm far away I'll reach through time and space When you hear the wind you'll hear me saying C5 F5 G5 C5 I love you for - ever A5 F5 God forbid there'll come a day G5 E5 When the light in my eyes fades away A5 F5 But from your hearts I will not go G5 No bounds shall my spirit know, cause C5 E5 You'll be holding me And I'll be holding you A5 Through those long nights, my love will be pulling you through F5 When you see the stars pretend they're my arms C5 When you feel the air that is me kissing you there E5 Say you love me and I will say I love you A5 No distance could ever make that untrue F5 When I'm far away I'll reach through time and space When you hear the wind you'll hear me saying C5 F5 G5 C5 I love you for - ever REPEAT X1 END ON "C" STRUM