C                               Am
Oh, the day that they found him swinging
C                      Am
A day they'll not soon forget
G
Four long years ago
F
It can't be over yet

C                          Am
His tongue was tasting the morning
C                       Am
His feet were ringing a bell
G
Five times on the road
F
And six times that he fell


[Chorus]
          C            F
When the young people dance
       C          F  G
They do not dance forever
    C            F
It is written in sand
         C           G     C
With the softest of feathers
          Am         C
It is not writ in stone
           C          F  G
Like the walls of the chapel
     Am        F
And soon it is gone
     C                G   C
Like the soft winters apple


[Verse]
C                        Am
Fly on your wings like an eagle
C                      Am
Fly like the heroes of old
G
Half your life ago
F
Your hands are turning cold


[Chorus]
          C            F
When the young people dance
          C        F  G
They do not dance forever
    C            F
It is written in sand
           C         G     C
With the softest of feathers
    Am              C
It is not writ in stone
          C            F   G
Like the walls of the chapel
     Am          F
And soon it is gone
   C                  G   C
Like the soft winters apple


[Chorus]
          C            F
When the young people dance
          C        F  G
They do not dance forever
    C            F
It is written in sand
           C         G     C
With the softest of feathers
    Am              C
It is not writ in stone
          C            F   G
Like the walls of the chapel
     Am          F
And soon it is gone
   C                  G   C
Like the soft winters apple


[Chorus]
          C            F
When the young people dance
          C        F  G
They do not dance forever
    C            F
It is written in sand
           C         G     C
With the softest of feathers
    Am              C
It is not writ in stone
          C            F   G
Like the walls of the chapel
     Am           F
And soon it is gone
   C                  G   C
Like the soft winters apple


[Chorus]
          C            F
When the young people dance
          C        F  G
They do not dance forever
    C            F
It is written in sand
           C         G     C
With the softest of feathers
    Am              C
It is not writ in stone
          C            F   G
Like the walls of the chapel
     Am           F
And soon it is gone
   C                  G   C
Like the soft winters apple