Key: F
Introduction:
G#m G#m/E B B/A#
I feel I'm not the same
G#m G#m/E B B/A#
I'm alive but something's changed
G#m G#m/E B B/A#
like every leaf that is falling to the ground
G#m G#m/E B B/A#
it's still alive but not the same
G#m G#m/E B
These are the times we all feel pain
B/A# G#m G#m/E B
a helping hand would be nice to feel again
B/A# G#m G#m/E
for a simple man who's down on his knees
B B/A#
I'm begging you please
G#m G#m/E B B/A#
won't you help me understand
E F#
Come on and shine your light on me
G#m B
I need a friend to help me see
E F# D#
cause everytime I open my eyes
E F# G#m F#
I know I don't want to wake up and make the same mistakes
E F# G#m
it happens to me all the time
E F#
If I lie I lose it all
G#m F#
if I stand or if I fall
E F# G#m
I've got to lay it all on the line
G#m G#m/E B
I see a child at play
B/A# G#m G#m/E B
I feel her stuggle through each and everyday
B/A# G#m G#m/E
even though I know that you're miles away
B B/A#
I'm just dying to hear you say
G#m G#m/E B B/A#
"hello"
E F#
I get so lost in my disease
G#m B
I'm missing precious memories
E F# D#
every time I open my eyes
E F# G#m F#
I know I don't want to wake up and make the same mistakes
E F# G#m
it happens to me all the time
E F#
If I lie I lose it all
G#m F#
if I stand or if I fall
E F# E
I've got to lay it all on the line
F# G#m E
And I swear this time I'll get it right
F#
And I swear this time I'm gonna lay
D# E F# G#m
it all out on the line, on the line
(solo)
E
Oh we get so lost
F#
in what to be's
G#m
We live and die
F#
We try to please
E F# D#
but everytime I open my eyes
E F# G#m F#
I know I don't want to wake up and make the same mistakes
E F# G#m
it happens to me all the time
E F#
If I lie I lose it all
G#m F#
if I stand or if I fall
E F# E
I've got to lay it all on the line