Intro
C x2 
 
Verse 1
 
C 
      G     Am 
loves ashes 
            F   C 
cinders burning 
                     G 
these arms that once held you 
       Am             F   C 
like a sunset and the sea 
 
              G     Am 
like a sneaky thief 
                        F     C 
like the gulls flapping wings 
                  G 
how quickly we've ended up 
Am        F 
strangers 
 
Chorus
       C       G  F  C 
just a flicker in my eye 
 
C 
 
Verse 2
C 
                  G    Am 
like smoke from a fire 
             F     C 
a child in a chair 
            G 
your clever eyes 
     Am         F    C 
your long brown hair 
 
                   G      Am 
as the shopkeepers closed 
                 F  C 
crowds passed us by 
            G 
time has no patience 
      Am      F 
as we say goodbye 
 
Chorus
       C       G  F  C 
just a flicker in my eye 
 
Bridge
F 
              G          C         F 
and the rainy pavement's glimmering 
       G       C           F 
like a hundred sparks gone white 
            G         C       F 
and in your heart you feel it don't you 
           G   C    F 
when it is all over 
      G   C   F 
it is all over 
      G   C   F 
it is all over 
 
Verse 3
C 
         G          Am 
and so i teased you 
            F   C 
to ease the air 
                G 
when sadness is stinging 
             Am     F 
when there's no reply 
 
Chorus
       C       G  F  C 
Just a flicker in my eye 
       C       G  F  C 
Just a flicker in my eye 
        C       G  F  C 
(Just a flicker in my eye)