[Intro]
D Bm C E
D C E
[Verse 1]
D
He was a stargazer
C E
She asked: “What will the future bring?”
D
“Mercury and Jupiter
C B
Will bring you wealth and gold rings.”
A
They have climbed the hill
G A
And watched the sun go down to rest.
G
He said: “Would you be my friend?
F#m
I fear there’s nothing left
E
To give, my lady.”
A D C
She said: “Let’s follow the sun behind the hill
E
To where it’s hiding.”
[Instrumental]
D C E
[Verse 2]
D
He was a stranger to her
C E
His fall knew of him
Em D
He led her by the hand up the hill
C E B
Touched the golden sunset
A G A
How do feelings die? He’s afraid to know
G
Why does she have to lie?
F#m E Bm
She’ll only stay until it’s time for her to go.
A D C
She said: “Take the sun in your hands, be glad
E
For this is love you hold.”
[Outro]
D C E
D C B Em
The choral part is a text by the astronomer Johann Kepler
a chorus from "Cantiones in Ecclesias" in Latin.
Mensus eram coelos, nunc terrae metior umbras
Mens coelestis erat, corporis umbra iacet.
I measured the skies, now the shadows I measure
Skybound was the mind, earthbound the body rests
Thanks to waltoon for corrections.