G
Well time keeps knocking me on my back
                              Bm
I don't know how much I have left
                     A    D
But is this year over yet?
                              G
Feels more and more like I'm  trapped


(Guitar comes in, one strum per chord)

                                G
My heart keeps beating like a drum
                            Bm
Won't quit until my body's done
                      A    D
What a harbor I've become
                       G
I never know what's enough


[Pre-Chorus]
            Am     D
Or where to start

You don't have to tell me


[Chorus]
 G
Don't hold your breath for me
                                   Bm
I'll be back before the morning comes
                         D
You don't have to worry
                                 G
We don't quit til the bottle's done

Don't burn a light for me
                            Bm
I won't leave until paying up
                         D
And if the dawn's early
                             G
I'll have to kill the rising sun


G Bm D


[Verse 2]
D                           G
Life is a race against the light
                              Bm
I'll tighten two grips on the night
                            A    D
Don't try to tell me I'm alright
                             G
When I still groan with appetite


[Pre-Chorus]
                         Am    D
And don't know where to start

You don't have to tell me


[Chorus]
 G
Don't hold your breath for me
                                Bm
I'll be back before the morning comes
                        D
You don't have to worry
                                G
We don't quit til the bottle's done

Don't burn a light for me
                            Bm
I won't leave until paying up
                        D
And if the dawn's early
                              Am
I'll have to kill the rising sun


[Bridge]
                     B7
In spite of all your love
                   Em
You fear what I become
                           G                           Am
If this is killing me you can't be the one to tell me
                   B7                      Em
The shadow on your mind is growing all the time
                          G
If this is killing me you can't be the one to tell me
Am                  Bm
I just want you to know
  Am                   D   C  Bm  Am
I finally can let this go


[Chorus]
 G
Don't hold your breath for me
                                Bm
I'll be back before the morning comes
                        D
You don't have to worry
                                G
We don't quit til the bottle's done

Don't burn a light for me
                            Bm
I won't leave until paying up
                        D
And if the dawn's early
                              G
I'll have to kill the rising sun


[Outro]
G
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Bm                 D
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
                             G
I'll have to kill the rising sun

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Bm                 D
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
             C                G
I'll have to kill the rising sun