Key: F Intro: F Dm A# F C C7 Dm A# F Verse 1: F She told me "There's not a country Dm A# F I don't wanna live in before I finally drop C C7 If we want to live all it's worth Dm A# F We must travel the earth all the way to the top
F The steps that led to the bell tower Dm A# F Could take us a half hour but took us all day C C7 When the clock struck, the bells never rang Dm A# F F7 But the metaphor sang all we needed to say Chorus: A# F So I won't sing a song for Rome C No city is my home Dm As long as I'm with you A# F And I won't lyricise of London C The mirage has been undone Dm A# F 'Cause all I see is you Interlude: F Verse 2: F We sat, and rang in the new year Dm A# F Under the old pier down by the sea C C7 And as the fireworks lit up the beach Dm A# F We hid out of reach of the brittle night breeze F And the water, the shimmering water Dm A# F It felt like our daughter, felt like our own C C7 And the little we saw of her face Dm A# F F7 Held us in an embrace, and it warmed our cold bones Chorus: A# F So I won't sing a song for Rome C No city is my home Dm As long as I'm with you A# F And I won't lyricise of London C The mirage has been undone Dm 'Cause all I see is you Interlude: A# F C Dm A# F C Dm A# F Verse 3: F She told me "There's not a country Dm A# F I don't wanna live in before I finally drop" C C7 So I sold my guitars and CDs Dm A# F There's no place for all these when the bus doesn't stop F The small screen through which her eyes gleam Dm A# F Is all of her I've seen in 21 days C C7 But when she says the words I reply Dm A# F F7 "Don't you know, so do I. In uncountable ways" Chorus: A# F So I won't sing a song for Rome C No city is my home Dm As long as I'm with you A# F And I won't lyricise of London C The mirage has been undone Dm A# F 'Cause all I see is you Outro: A# F C Dm A# F C Dm A# F Gm F