[Intro] Am  C/G  G  F7M
        Am  C/G  G  F7M

[Primera Parte]

Am                  C/G
Dying seems like an ancient tale
  G                F7M
A drunkard told me once
        Am
For you grew up fast
    C/G
And grew up weak
    G            F7M
You never land a punch
       Am               C/G
In the coldness of your eyes
          G               F7M
I see the type of man you are
Am               C/G
   Too afraid to be the same
    G                   F7M
Too afraid to stray too far

( Am  C/G  G  F7M )
( Am  C/G  G  F7M )

[Segunda Parte]

   Am               C/G
We drove that night to the town
          G                   F7M
Where the old folks curse the new
Am               C/G
   Never thought we would hold
          G                  F7M
Something borrowed something blue
Am              C/G
Memories last a lifetime
       G                F7M
But in my mind this was it
  Am             C/G
I look up to the milky way
    G             F7M
And dream of what exists

[Estribillo]

C/G         Am
Why walk when we can run
G                   F7M
 You never date the youngest son
             C/G            Am
(But if you) Heed the word of every man
G                         F7M
 You’ll never leave their promised land
           C/G         Am
(But it’s) Hoping in the corners of your mind
       G
You’ll see the way I see
    F7M                       C/G
And shine like you can shine
                   Am               G  F7M
I wish for you the best of life can be

( Am  C/G  G  F7M )
( Am  C/G  G  F7M )

[Terceira Parte]

   Am               C/G
Some people try to run away
          G                   F7M
By staying deadly still
Am               C/G
With you I’ve earned a different path
          G                  F7M
We can put that in our will
Am              C/G
You could spend a lifetime
       G                F7M
Blowing dreams and cigarettes
  Am             C/G
For you I put the lighter down
    G             F7M
And cashed in all my bets

[Estribillo]

C/G         Am
Why walk when we can run
G                   F7M
 You never date the youngest son
             C/G            Am
(But if you) Heed the word of every man
G                         F7M
 You’ll never leave their promised land
           C/G         Am
(But it’s) Hoping in the corners of your mind
       G
You’ll see the way I see
    F7M                       C/G
And shine like you can shine
                   Am               G  F7M
I wish for you the best of life can be

( Am  C/G  G  F7M )
( Am  C/G  G  F7M )

[Estribillo]

C/G         Am
Why walk when we can run
G                   F7M
 You never date the youngest son
             C/G            Am
(But if you) Heed the word of every man
G                         F7M
 You’ll never leave their promised land
           C/G         Am
(But it’s) Hoping in the corners of your mind
       G
You’ll see the way I see
    F7M                       C/G
And shine like you can shine
                   Am               G  F7M
I wish for you the best of life can be

[Final] Am  C/G  G  F7M  
        Am  C/G  G  F7M  
        Am  C/G  G  F7M  
        Am  C/G  G  F7M