Perpetual motion
G - C - D - G - Em - Am - D - G
C - D G - Em
1. Rings around the
crescent moon,
Am - D G - Em
passions
rise from basement rooms.
Am - D G - Em
Fountains play and worlds collide,
Am D G - G7
we
gently swing and sway from side to side.
C G Am
G F - G
Dancers in perpetual motion slip sliding across the floor,
C A7 Dm C
F G C
- B7
ships are on a moonlit ocean, sailin' t'ward a distant shore.
Em Am -
D G
2. Star-crossed lovers, they spoon and swim,
Em Am D G
the laughing gods, oh,
they just reel them in.
Em
Am D G
Hostages they're tempting fate,
Em Am D G G7
see them wait down
on the line to take the bait, oh.
C G Am
G F - G
Dancers in perpetual motion slip sliding across the floor,
C A7 Dm C
F G C
- E
ships are on a moonlit ocean, sailin' t'ward a distant shore.
A D E F#m
3. The simple stuff we build
our dreams upon,
F#m
Bm - E A
waxing,
waning, now it's almost gone.
F#m
Bm - E A
Passions plays the sweetest tune,
F#m Bm
E A A7
these
velvet days are gone far too soon, oh.
D A Bm A
G - A
Dancers in perpetual motion slip sliding across the floor,
D B7 Em D
G A D
G7
ships are on a moonlit ocean, sailin' t'ward a distant shore. Oh !
+ C - G - Am - G - F - G - C - A7 - Dm - C - F - G - C
G C - D G
+ We spend our nights on silken sheets,
G Am - D G
G7
we
play for gold but not for keeps, oh.
C G Am
G F - G
Dancers in perpetual motion slip sliding across the floor,
C A7 Dm C
F G C
ships are on a moonlit ocean, sailin' t'ward a distant shore.
Dm
C F G G# C
+ Sailin' t'ward a distant
shore, toward a distant shore.
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Procol Harum)