The Kilkennys – Before The Deluge chords
Chords:
[Intro] F [Verse 1]FSome of them were dreamersBb FAnd some of them were foolsDm Bb FWho were making plans and thinking of the futureFWith the energy of the innocentBb FThey were gathering the toolsDm Bb C FThey would need to make their journey back to natureDm FWhile the sand slipped through the openingBb FAnd their hands, they reached for the golden ringDm Bb Fsus2 CAnd their hearts, turned to each other's hearts for refugeDm Bb C FIn the troubled years that came before the deluge[Verse 2]FSome of them knew pleasureBb FAnd some of them knew painDm Bb FAnd for some of them it was only the moment that matteredFOn the wild and crazy wings of youthBb FThey went flying around in the rainDm Bb C FTil their feathers, once so fine, were torn in tattersDm FIn the end they traded their tired wingsBb FFor the resignation that living bringsDm BbThey traded love's bright and fragile glowFsus2 CFor the glitter, and the rougeDm Bb C FIn a moment they were swept before the deluge[Chorus]F BbSo let the music keep your spirits highF BbLet the buildings keep your children dryF C Dm BbLet creation reveal its secrets by and by, by and byF Bb C FWhen the light that's lost within us reaches the sky[Interlude] F Bb C F x4 [Verse 3]FSome of them were angryBb FAt the way the earth was abusedDm Bb FBy those men who learned to forge beauty into powerFAnd trying to protect her from themBb FOnly became confusedDm Bb C FBy the magnitude of the fury in the final hourDm FAnd when the sand was gone and the time arrivedBb FIn the naked dawn only a few survivedDm Bb CAnd in attempts to understand this thing so simple and so hugeDm Bb C FBelieved that they were meant to live after the deluge[Chorus 2]F BbSo let the music keep your spirits highF BbLet the buildings keep your children dryF C Dm BbLet creation reveal it's secrets by and by, by and byDm Bbby and by, by and byF Bb C FWhen the light that's lost within us reaches the sky[Outro] F Bb C F x8