F Bb C 2x

[Bridge]
       F
Oh the lines of the cars
       Bb          C
At the college at night
          F
All their pillows, their blankets
      Bb           C
Their posters and lights
          F
All their hopelessly young faces
Bb              C         F
Tired with the solace of years

[Interlude]
Bb C

[Verse 1]
        F
And you look at me blankly
    Bb          C
Did I miss something?
          F
All these kids seem to be
          Bb             C
Less like ghosts on the ring
       F
Of the graveyard we've built
         Bb              C        F
From the sting of these horrible fears


Bb C

[Bridge 1]
      Dm                     Am            C
And I try not to laugh as it brings you to tears

[Verse 2]
      F
But I won't tell your secret
   Bb              C
If you won't tell mine
          F
I'll just speak quietly
     Bb              C
As a well rehearsed line
F                          Bb             C        F
My, but how time makes one long for such ignorant peers

[Interlude]
Bb C

[Bridge 2]
             Dm                   Am              C
And you grab hold of my hand as I whisper in your ear

[Verse 3]
       F
On the day that you die
       Bb              C
Please remember these words
             F
You were the luckiest gift
          Bb     C
That I'll never deserve
      F
I can feel you and me
        Bb
Like my heart beat
    C               F
And blood stream in turns

[Interlude]
Bb C

[Verse 4]
         F
And it's desperate, I know
    Bb               C
But please don't let go
        F
I can't begin to repay
          Bb            C
All these debts that I owe
           F
I'm just a sketch of a man
             Bb           C           F
I'll let you know when I sharpen the blurs

[Interlude]
Bb C

[Solo]
F C Bb F      F Bb C
F Bb C 4x

[Verse 5]
       F                       Bb        C
I have hurt you, deserted you, left you alone
          F
With your loneliness to wear
       Bb          C
Like a crown on a throne
       F                    Bb        C          F
I'm as selfish and trite as anything God's ever known

[Interlude]
Bb C

[Verse 6]
       F
Oh but don't be afraid
       Bb              C
'Cause I'm going down too
       F
When I finally fade
        Bb           C
I'll be fading with you
               F
I'll just hold onto your hand
       Bb              C            F
God, I wish there was more I could do

[Interlude]
Bb C

[Verse 7]
          F
And these kids have no clue
         Bb         C
It's all happening too
          F
Let's not tell them
                   Bb           C
Let's pretend it's just me and you
           F
We'll find out soon enough
Bb C    Bb             C             F
But by then we'll be dust on their shoes

[Interlude]
B C
F Bb C

[Verse 8]
          F
And these kids have no clue
     Bb           C
It's just me and you
          F
Let's not tell them
                   Bb         C
Let's pretend it's happening too
           F
We'll find out soon enough
       Bb               C          F
But by then we'll have nothing to lose

[Interlude]
Bb C

[Outro]
          F
I'll just hold onto your hand
       Bb              C            F
God, I wish there was more I could do