Intro (Picking)
G | Cadd9 D/F# | Em7 C G | Em7 C G
[Verse]
G Cadd9 D/F#
And I've been down this road before a thousand times
Em7 Cadd9 G
And I realize
Cadd9 D/F#
Am I wasting my time, am I toeing the line
Em7 Cadd9 G Em7 Cadd9 G
Between the shadows I keep within, the shadows I keep within?
[Pre-Chorus]
Em Dadd4 G C
And I've been, I've been waiting, been waiting for the storms to drown me out
Em Dadd4 G C
And my screams have been fading, been fading out to the sounds but
Em Dadd4 C
But you say you've got me
[Chorus]
G
And I said, I said, hold me dear
Dadd4 Em
And you said, you said, don't you forget about all I've done
C
I'll wear your heart like a keepsake
G
And I said, I said, hold me dear
Dadd4 Em
And you said, you said, listen to me, we've come this far
C G Cadd9
And that's when you asked me to lay my guard down
D/F# Em7 Cadd9 G Em7 Cadd9 G
To lay my guard down
[Verse]
G Cadd9 D/F#
And I've been down this road before a thousand times
Em7 Cadd9 G
But I realize
Cadd9 D/F#
Is it time that I give in to this state of mind
Em7 Cadd9 G Em7 Cadd9 G
Just to find my highs, justify my lies
[Pre-Chorus]
Em Dadd4 G C
Well I've been, I've been waiting, I've been waiting for the storms to drown me out
Em Dadd4 G C
And my screams have been fading, have been fading out to the sounds but
Em Dadd4 C
But you say you've got me
[Chorus]
G
And I said, I said, hold me dear
Dadd4 Em
And you said, you said, don't you forget about all I've done
C
I'll wear your heart like a keepsake
G
And I said, I said, hold me dear
Dadd4 Em
And you said, you said, listen to me, we've come this far
C
And that's when you asked me
[Bridge]
Em Dadd4 C
But Lord knows, well I've tried, but I need you now, I need you now
Em Dadd4 C
Lord knows, well I've tried, so hold me down, so hold me down
[Chorus]
(one stacatto strum)
G
And I said, I said, hold me dear
Dadd4 Em
And you said, you said, don't you forget about all I've done
C
I'll wear your heart like a keepsake
G
And I said, I said, hold me dear
Dadd4 Em
And you said, you said, listen to me, we've come this far
C G Cadd9
And that's when you asked me to lay my guard down
D/F# Em7 Cadd9 G Em7 Cadd9 G
To lay my guard down
