C
-Em
Verse I
C
20 million diamonds
Em
Crown the sky tonight
C
Silence for two lovers'
Em
C
They tell me whispering's a virtue
Em
And holding hands' their game
C
Em
'Tis cold, it's cold
Coda:
F
And as I watch the candle
Em
(burn/turn) this night
D
-G
(away/today)
F
Em
My life collects another
Eb
-G
yesterday
Refrain:
C
Em7
Alone in the darkness
Am
G
G#
Bb
C
I am waiting for the one
C
F
While the lovers wait for the sun
Am
-G
G#
Bb
Lay I/Waiting for the
C
-Bm
-Am
-Em
-F
-G
one
Verse II
C
Stalk the streets do lovers
Em
in this town tonight
C
20 million heartbeats
Em
holding hands C
For them, it's darkness
Am
that's most precious
Em
F
G
But tell me who can I embrace
C
-Bm
-Am
The cold? There's no one
Em
-F
-G
here to hold
Dm
Em
Who'll light the darkness
Em
-F
-G
with her name
Heal this blackout
C
-Bm
-Am
pain
--Em-F-Em-Dm-G-F-
Em
-Eb
-G
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(repeat refrain
except last 4 words of 1st line)