A F#m D Bm E

[Verse]
A     F#m      Bm      E
T'was one long year today
A  F#m        D        E
I left Bournemouth and you
A     F#m      Bm      E
Adventure, salt and spray
A     F#m      D      G     E
King's service I must do ...

[Chorus]
    A                 F#m
But dear Christine I hold you dearly
D   Bm   E
If only you could hear me
A           F#m
I send my love ... sincerely
Bm              E               A
In hopes that we're not merely hanging on


[Verse]

A  F#m           Bm        E
At sea, there's time for thought
A  F#m       D           E
My head was filled with you
A     F#m      Bm      E
With quill in hand, I sought
A   F#m        D       G     E
To bridge the endless blue ...

[Chorus]
    A                 F#m
But dear Christine I hold you dearly
D   Bm   E
If only you could hear me
A           F#m
I send my love ... sincerely
Bm              E               A
In hopes that we're not merely hanging on
F#
On and on

B                      G#m
And dear Christine I'm just a man who
E    C#m     F#
Believes in dreams that come true
B           G#m
And if you feel like I do
E   C#m   F#                     B         F#
When I return I'll find you ... Hanging On

B G#m  E  C#m F#
B G#m  E  F#

[Chorus]
    B                 G#m
But dear Christine I hold you dearly
E   C#m   F#
If only you could hear me
B           G#m
I send my love ... sincerely
C#m              F#               B        F#
In hopes that we're not merely hanging on

B                      G#m
And dear Christine I'm just a man who
E    C#m     F#
Believes in dreams that come true
B           G#m
And if you feel like I do
E   C#m   F#                     B         F#
When I return I'll find you ... Hanging On

[Do, do, dos]
B G#m E C#m F#
B G#m E F#
B F#
B G#m B E C#m