Lava

Lava
By James Ford Murphy


INTRO
[C] [C] [G7] [G7]
[F] [F] [C] [G7] [G7]




VERSE 1
[C] A long long time ago [G7] there was a volcano [F] living all alone in the [C] middle of the [G7] sea. [G7]


He [C] sat high above his bay [G7] watching all the couples play [F] and wishing that [C] he had someone [G7] too. [G7]


[C] And from his lava came this [G7] song of hope that he sang out [F] loud everyday [C] for years and [G7] years. [G7]




CHORUS
[F] I have a dream I [C] hope will come true—that [G7] you're here with me, and [C] I’m here with you.


I [F] wish that the earth, sea, and [C] sky up above will [F] send me [G7] someone to [C] lava. [C]




BREAK
[F] [F] [G7] [G7] [C] [C]




VERSE 2
[C] Years of singing all alone [G7] turned his lava into stone un[F]til he was on the [C] brink of extinc[G7]tion. [G7]


[C] But little did he know that [G7] living in the sea below an[F]other volcano was [C] listening to his [G7]song. [G7]


[C] Everyday she heard his tune her [G7] lava grew and grew be[F]cause she believed his [C] song was meant for [G7] her. [G7]


[C] Now she was so ready to [G7] meet him above the sea as he [F] sang his song of hope [C] for the last [G7] time. [G7]




CHORUS




BREAK
[C] [C]




VERSE 3
[C] Rising from the sea below [G7] stood a lovely volcano [F] looking all around but [C] she could not see [G7] him. [G7]


He [C] tried to sing to let her know that [G7] she was not there alone but [F] with no lava his [C] song was all [G7] gone. [G7]


He [C] filled the sea with his tears and [G7] watched his dreams disappear as [F] she remembered what his [C] song meant to [G7] her. [G7]




CHORUS




BREAK
[C] [C] [C] [C]




VERSE 4
[C] Oh they were so happy to [G7] finally meet above the sea—[F] all together now their [C] lava grew and [G7] grew. [G7]


No [C] longer are they all alone with [G7] aloha as their new home and [F] when you visit them [C] this is what they [G7] sing. [G7]




FINE CHORUS
[F] I have a dream I [C] hope will come true—that [G7] you’ll grow old with me, and [C] I’ll grow old with you.


[F] We thank the earth, sea, and the [C] sky we thank too—[F] I  [G7] lava [C] you.