Verse
Em (022000@1)                      
And there's three, count 'em 
Dsus  C
three Children playing on the 

Em (022000@1)                                   Em (022000@1)        
beach, They were eager to learn, 

           Dsus (xx0233@1)          CTo (x32010@1)be taught and to    teach 

Verse 2

EmThere's (022000@1)Veronica She's biting her lip As she 
Dsus (xx0233@1)                              Cwatches (x32010@1)the waves turn white at the tip 
EmAnd (022000@1)there's Vada, Radiating with joy  And luckily
Dsus (xx0233@1)                             C (x32010@1)                   C (x32010@1)she still can't stand the sight of a boy 
                          EmAnd (022000@1)lastly there's Dade  His hair dances in the wind 
  Dsus (xx0233@1)                             CAnd (x32010@1)he's wondering what love is 
Em (022000@1)          Dsus (xx0233@1) CAnd (x32010@1)why it has to end 

Pre Chorus

              Dsus (xx0233@1)                D?
And he can't understand 

Chorus

CHow (x32010@1)everyone goes on 

G (320003@1)                     G/F# (320002@1)     Cbreathing (x32010@1)when true love ends 

       B (x2444x@1)                          BHis (x2444x@1)mother whispers quietly... 

EmHeaven's (022000@1)not a place that you go when you die 

CIt's (x32010@1)that moment in life when 

       G (320003@1)       G/F# (320002@1) Cyou (x32010@1)actually feel    alive 


B (x2444x@1)                    BSo (x2444x@1)live for the moment 


Em (022000@1)                                      EmAnd (022000@1)take this advice, live by every word 

CLove (x32010@1)is just a hoax so 

G (320003@1)        G/F# (320002@1)                       C (x32010@1)  
forget anything that you have heard 

B (x2444x@1)                      BAnd (x2444x@1)live for the moment now 

Verse  X1

There's Veronica 
She's licking her lips 
As she waits for her real, first passionate kiss 
And there's Vada 
Can't admit her jealousy 
Of her sister Veronica, and how she's so pretty (and how she's so pretty) 
Lastly there's Dade 
Still sitting on the dock 
Ponders his life, and he skips his rocks 
And he wonders when his father will return 
But he's not coming back 

Chorus X1

Verse X1
                                  EmBut (022000@1)the sad thing Is that they never lived passed the 
               D (xx0232@1)             C (x32010@1)                    
age of fifteen Due to    neglect 
from their mother  Who was bed ridden by 
        D (xx0232@1)         C (x32010@1)                  Cher (x32010@1)ex-lover, their father 

Em (022000@1)                                 EmShe (022000@1)didn't even notice, or pay much attention 
         D (xx0232@1)                                       CAs (x32010@1)the tide came in and swept her three into the ocean 

Em (022000@1)             EmNow (022000@1)all her advice, 

       D (xx0232@1) Cit (x32010@1)seems   useless 



Chorus X1    live by every word, "loves's completely real, so forget "
   Dsus (xx0233@1)  D?
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