Eb
Spent my life looking for
Ab                           Eb     Ab
Happiness like it was buried treasure
Eb
Somewhere behind the secret door
Ab                              Eb
Surely there were riches beyond measure
        Bb
I would take my sanity to task
                            Ab
Walk across broken glass to find it
       Bb
And no mountain top was left unclimbed
                               Ab                 Bb
Before I ever took the time to take a  look inside me
                Eb   Bb  Fm7 Ab             Eb    Bb Fm7 Ab
These dreams of mine         these precious years
            Ab        Bb                 Eb   Ebus  Eb  Ebsus
Oh how they shine     like diamonds and tears
Eb
Oh sure, there was love
Ab                                 Eb
And of course I thought it'd be my salvation
Eb
And in a way, I guess he was
Ab                             Eb
There's always room for higher education
            Bb
Yes, I have said and heard the word goodbye
                               Ab
Felt the blade and turned the knife sideways
Bb
I'd crossed bridges while they'd burn
                                      Ab          Bb
To keep from losing what I've learned along the way
                Eb   Bb  Fm7 Ab             Eb    Bb Fm7 Ab
These dreams of mine,        these precious years
            Ab    Bb                Eb   Ebus  Eb  Ebsus
Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears

                 Eb   Bb  Fm7 Ab             Eb    Bb Fm7 Ab
These dreams of mine          these precious years
             Ab    Bb                Eb
Oh how they shine  like diamonds and tears
                   Eb   Bb  Fm7 Ab               Eb    Bb Fm7 Ab
The slow grace of time,         the joy and the fears
            Ab    Bb                Eb
Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears