Surf's Up

A diamond necklace played the pawn,

hand in hand some drummed along en me (Dm7)to a handsome man and baton.

(Gm7)A blind class aristocracy back through the op'ra glass you see,

(Dm7)the pit and the pendulum drawn.

(Bb)(Gm7)Colonnaded ruins (F)(C7)(D)domino.

(G)Canvas the town and brush the (A)backdrop.

Are you (D)sleeping?

(Gm7)Hung velvet overtaking me, dim chan hand delier awaken me (Dm7)to a song dissolved in the dawn.

(Gm7)The music hall is a ly bow,

the music all is lost for now (Dm7)to a and ed trumpeter swan.

(Bb)(Gm7)Colonnaded ruins (F)(C7)(D)domino.

(G)Canvas the town and brush the (A)backdrop.

Are you (D)sleeping?

(G)Canvas the town and brush the (A)backdrop.

Are you (D)sleeping,

Brother John?

(Ab)Dovenested towers the hour was, (Eb)strike the street quick sil'vry moon,

(Ab)carriage across the fog (Eb)twostep to lamplight cellar tune.

The (Dm7)laughs come hard in (C11)auld (C7)lang (F)syne.

The (Dm)glass was raised, the fired rose,

the (C7)fullness of the wine, the dim last (Bbm)(F)toasting.

(Dm7)While at port (C11)adieu (C7)or (F)die.

A (Dm7)choke of grief heart hardened I (C7)beyond belief,

a broken man too (F)tough to cry.

(Eb)spring you gave,

I (Dbmaj7)heard the word,

(Cm)wonderful thing, a (Fm)children's song.