Em
And there's three count 'em
D C
three children playing on the
Em
beach They were eager to learn
D C
To be taught and to teach
Em
There's Veronica She's biting her lip as she
D C
watches the waves turn white at the tip
Em
And there's Vada radiating with joy
D C
and luckily she still can't stand the sight of a boy
Em
And lastly there's Dade His hair dances in the wind
D C
And he's wondering what love is
Em D C
And why it has to end
D
And he can't understand
C
How everyone goes on
G C
breathing when true love ends
B
His mother whispers quietly
Em
Heaven's not a place that you go when you die
C
It's that moment in life when
G C
you actually feel alive
B
So live for the moment
Em
And take this advice live by every word
C
Love is just a hoax so
G C
forget anything that you have heard
B
And live for the moment now
Em
And there's three count 'em
D C
three children growing on the
Em
beach They were eager to learn
D C
To be taught and to teach
Em
There's Veronica She's licking her lips
D C
As she waits for her real first passionate kiss
Em
And there's Vada She can't admit her jealousy
D C
Of her sister Veronica and how she's so pretty and how she's so pretty
Em
And lastly there's Dade Still sitting on the dock
D C
Ponders his life and he skips his rocks
Em
And he wonders when his father will return
D C
But he's not coming back
D
And he can't understand
C
How everyone goes on
G C
breathing when true love ends
B
His mother whispers quietly
Em
Heaven's not a place that you go when you die
C
It's that moment in life when
G C
you actually feel alive
B
So live for the moment
Em
And take this advice live by every word
C
Love is just a hoax so
G C
forget anything that you have heard
B
And live for the moment now
Em
And there's three count 'em
D C
three children missing from the
Em
beach They were eager to learn
D C
To be taught and to teach
Em
But the sad thing Is that they never lived passed the
D C
age of fifteen Due to neglect
Em
from their mother Who was bed ridden by
D C
her ex-lover their father
Em
She didn't even notice or pay much attention
D C
As the tide came in and swept her three into the ocean
Em
Now all her advice
D C
It seems useless
Em
No Heaven's not a place that you go when you die
C
It's that moment in life when
G C
you touch your edge and you feel alive
B
So live for the moment
Em
And take this advice live by every word
C
Love completely real so
G C
Forget anything that you have heard
B
And live for the moment now