While Your Lips Are Still Red

Gm Dm F Cm Gm Dm Eb F

[Verse]
Gm                          Eb
Sweet little words made for silence
          F                        
Not talk; Young heart for love not 
Eb       F
heartache
Gm                Bb
Dark hair for catching the wind
                Cm         F    
Not to veil the sight of a cold 
Gm
world

[Chorus]
Gm          Dm                  F
Kiss, while your lips are still red
      Cm                 Gm
While he's still silent, rest
      Dm               Eb
While bosom is still untouched
  F                    Gm
Unveiled, hold another hand
          Dm                    
While the hand’s still without a 
 F
tool
           Cm                      
Drown into eyes while they’re still
 Gm
 blind
Dm                         Eb    
Love while the night still hides 
              F
the withering dawn

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[Instrumental]
Gm  F  Eb F Gm

[Verse]
Gm                      Eb
First day of love never comes back
                F                 
a passionate hour is never a 
Eb    F
wasted one
Gm              Bb
the violin, the poet’s hand
              Cm               F  
every thawing heart plays your 
        Gm
theme with care

[Chorus]
Gm          Dm                  F
kiss, while your lips are still red
      Cm                   Gm
While he's still silent, rest
      Dm               Eb
while bosom is still untouched
  F                 Gm
unveiled, Hold another hand
          Dm                    
while the hand’s still without a 
 F
tool
           Cm                      
drown into eyes while they’re still
 Gm
 blind
Dm                         Eb    
love while the night still hides 
              F
the withering dawn

[Instrumental]
Gm Bb F Cm Eb Gm

[Chorus]
Cm          Gm                  Bb
kiss, while your lips are still red
      Fm                   Cm
While he's still silent, rest
      Gm               Ab
while bosom is still untouched
  Bb                Cm
unveiled, Hold another hand
          Gm                     
while the hand’s still without a 
Bb
tool
           Fm                      
drown into eyes while they’re still
 Cm
 blind
Gm                         Ab    
love while the night still hides 
              Bb
the withering dawn