Instruction Thru Film Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[B]"An[Bm]d so the angel told Tom[Em]
if he'd be a good [C]boy
[Em]He'd have God for [E]his father and[Am]
nev[Em]er lack [Am]joy
Goodnight, Tom. Sleep [Em]tight,
[Am]Tom"[Em][Am][Em][Am]
[A]
♪♪♪
These are not [Am]deeds that [Em]save you
[Am]For love is th[Em]e fire t[A]hat must[Em]
[A]claim [Em]you[Am][A]
[F#m]Whispered half- [B]pray[F#m]ers in the night
Turn off the [B]lamp and you [F#m]turn out the l[B]ight
[A]"To[Am]m remembers to wash
his hands before [Em]meals
[Am]And to brush [Em]his teeth at
[Am]least three [Em]times a day
[Am]While cutting down on in-
between- meal snacks"
[E]Sto[B]ry book pages' rustling
cease
At clock's last chime the
[E]locks re[Em]leased
And si[B]lence beats his silent drum
Space, with gaunt eyes,
[E]bids [Em]you c[B]ome[Em][Am][Em][Am]
[Em][Am]
[A]♪♪♪
Here is the [Am]cure [Em]to avail [Am]you
God nailed [Em]on a tr[A]ee to replace yo[Em]u[A][Am]
[A]Eclip[F#m]sing the luster of light
Thoughts that are dark as
the darkest [B]night[A]
[Em]"Tom knows [Am]that prop[Em]er grooming is[A]
the by- [Em]product of [A]a healthy attitude
[Am]an d high mora[Em]l fib[Am]er. Tom likes peo[Em]ple,
and people [A]like [B]Tom"
These are your drowsy days in vain
You will not wake to [E]sleep [Em]again
Will [B]come the hour when you will never
Sleep again but wake [E]forever[Em]
Boys on detention,
[D]pay close att[C]ention
To sound [B]instruction, through film
[Em]Boys on detention,
[E]pay[D] close attention
[C]To sound instruction, [B]through film
[Em]Hey![A][Em][Am][Em][A]
♪♪♪
These are [Em]not [Am]deeds that save [Em]you
[Am]For love is the fire[A] that must
claim [Em]you[Am][A]
[F#m]Whispered half- prayers in the night
Turn off [D]the lamp and you [F#m]turn out the light
[B]"Tom is polit[A]e to classmat[Em]es
[A]and [Em]teac[Am]hers;
'Please' and 'Thank you'
says Tom with a [A]smile!"
[Em]Boys on detention, pay close [D]attention
[Em]To sound instruction, through film
[A]Boys on [Em]de tention, pay close attention
[A]To sound ins[Em]truction, through fil[A]m
Boys on de[Em]tention,
[Em]pay close attention
To sound instruction, through film
Boys on detention,
pay close attention
To sound instruction, through film