The Stone Upon the Highway

A                            F#m
I walked along the highway
D#m                     C#m
I paused upon the bridge

F#m                 D
I gazed into the river

           A              D#m  C#m (repeat*)
And I knocked a pebble in.

Do you remember

We stood upon this place

And I looked into your eyes

As they roamed across my face 

It was nice to be together

And you said you’d like to stay

And the stone is in the river

And the river flows away

          A                          D
         The fire upon the mountains
                    E                    A
          Rages gold into the sky
                 D                    E                     A
         The fire upon the windows rages high
                 A                     D
         The people in the houses
                       E                     A
         Rage in lonely, secret sighs
                  D                  E                        A
         The people in the houses close the blinds.

I drove into the mountains

Where the mountain wind blew loud

I went to hear the voice of God

Because my life was hard

I looked into the sky

And I tried to see a face

And the mountain wind blew loud

And the water flowed away.

          I guess that this is just the way
          This life is going to be
          We thought we'd be forever young and free
          Now the moment last forever
          In my broken memory
          And that is all that's left of you and me

         The fire upon the mountains
          Rages gold into the sky
         The fire upon the windows rages high
         The people in the houses
         Rage in lonely, secret sighs
         The people in the houses close the blinds.

And I walk along the highway

And I pause upon the bridge

And I gaze into the river

And I throw a pebble in.

(*repeat w/o words on verses one , three, five and six, ending on A after v. 6)