D  Em  C  G
D  Em  C  G
D  Em  C  G
Am  C  Am  C

[Verse 1]
G          C                  Am          C
The second hand counts out my thoughts of you
G         C              Am   C
And every heartbeat says your name
G             C          Am         C
But you don't know me and the way I feel
D             C
But still the truth remains
D             C
My blood runs through your veins

[Chorus]
D         Em                 C              G
How can I hold you close when you're so far away?
D        Em               C
How long will we still be apart?
D            Em              C               G
How will you ever hear these words I want to say?
Am           C            Am
How will you ever know my heart?
             C            G
How will you ever know my heart?

[Verse 2]
G           C              Am    C
I'm writing letters to you every day
G      C         Am   C
Then I mail them to myself
G           C                Am       C
And here, inside a box, they wait for you
D         C
And every day is postmarked
D             C
I've held you here in my heart

[Chorus]
D         Em                 C              G
How can I hold you close when you're so far away?
D        Em               C
How long will we still be apart?
D            Em              C                G
How will you ever hear these words I want to say?
Am           C            Am
How will you ever know my heart?
             C              G
How will you ever know my heart?
Am           F                     G  F        G  F
How will you know my, know my heart_____, heart_____

[Instrumental]
D  Em  C  G
D  Em  C  G
D  Em  C  G
Am  C  Am  C
Am  C  Am  C

[Verse 3]
G           C           Am        C
Down in the ashes of mistakes and dreams
G         C            Am   C
I see the outline of a heart___
G               C                  Am       C
Well, I've gone wrong, but still I know sometimes
D              C
God serves the best wine up
D            C
Right from a paper cup

[Chorus]
D         Em                 C              G
How can I hold you close when you're so far away?
D        Em               C
How long will we still be apart?
D            Em               C               G
How will you ever hear these words I want to say?
Am             C             Am
Someday you're gonna know my heart
               C             Am
Someday you're gonna know my heart
           F                G
Someday you'll know my heart___