Capo 1
Intro begins with G
Verse 1:
G
Little boy, when you speak
G5
I can't help but kiss your cheeks
C
I love the way you grab my hands
Am
And tell me all about your plans
Verse 2:
G
Rocket high, comets fly
G5
You and I could take a ride
C
And fly away to Neverland
Am
And give our best to Peter Pan
Chorus:
C
When you reach for the stars
Am
Don't forget who you are
Em C
And please don't turn around and grow up way too fast
C
See the sand in my grasp
Am
From the first to the last
Em C
Every grain becomes a memory of the past
C
Oh, life's an hourglass
D
Life's an hourglass
Verse 3:
G
Story's read, prayer is said
G5
Close your eyes sleepyhead
C
While angels linger in your dreams
And hold you in their feathered wings
G
Just like you, I was small
G5
Not that long ago at all
C
I wish you all the happiness
C
That God gives freely if you ask
Chorus:
C
When you reach for the stars
Am
Don't forget who you are
Em C
And please don't turn around and grow up way too fast
C
See the sand in my grasp
Am
From the first to the last
Em C
Every grain becomes a memory of the past
C
Oh, life's an hourglass
D C
Life's an hourglass
D G
Life's an hourglass
