G      C   G    D     D

[Verse 1]
D                          Em     C
 First touch of summer, she's got   your t-shirt on
D                                Em       C
Sun's going down, school's out, stars are coming on
D                            Em
 You can rewind it, but you can't ever
 C                        Em
feel like you do tonight
        D
Make a movie in your mind, but don't rush it
Em             C
Boy, you're about to see the light


[Chorus]
        G           C            G
So hang on to the light in your eyes
          D
and the feeling
      G          C           G/B     D
Hang on to your love-drunk original reason
      G          C             G/B
Hang on to the small town you love, but
         D
you're leaving
         Em         D           C
Oh, you won't be a fool for so long
         G
So hang on

[Verse 2]
D                               Em              C
 If you listen to the voices inside, they won't do you wrong
         D                             Em         C
You can look back over your shoulder, yeah, but don't look too long
D                         C   D
 It takes time to realize
D
 that your life's gonna pass you by

[Chorus]
        G           C            G
So hang on to the light in your eyes
          D
and the feeling
      G          C           G/B     D
Hang on to your love-drunk original reason
      G          C             G/B
Hang on to the small town you love, but
         D
you're leaving
         Em         D           C
Oh, you won't be a fool for so long


[Bridge]
G           C          G/B         D
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, these things, they   take time
 G                     C
All these things take time, these
 G/B         D
things, they   take time
Em         D/F#        G
All these things I've learned, it's
 C        D
never a straight line
       Em         D/F#        G
'Cause all these things take time,
        C         D
these things they   take time


[Chorus]
        G           C            G
So hang on to the light in your eyes
          D
and the feeling
      G          C           G/B     D
Hang on to your love-drunk original reason
       Em         D/F#        G
'Cause all these things take time,
        C         D
these things they   take time
Em         D/F#        G
All these things I've learned, it's
 C        D
never a straight line
        G           C            G
So hang on to the light in your eyes
          D
and the feeling
      G          C           G/B     D
Hang on to your love-drunk original reason
      G          C             G/B
Hang on to the small town you love, but
         D
you're leaving
         Em         D           C
Oh, you won't be a fool for so long
       G
So hang on


[Outro]
G           C          G/B         D
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, these things, they   take time
 G           C          G/B         D
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, these things, they   take time
       Em         D/F#        G
'Cause all these things take time,
        C         D
these things they   take time
 G           C          G/B         D
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, these things, they   take time