Key: A
Introduction:
Am F C G
You said it'd go away
Am F C G
So why is it taking so long?
Am F C G
You said it was a test of time
Am F C G
so I'm still trying to be strong
Pre-Chorus
Am F C G
I'll be brave
Am F C G
Even when there's nothing left to take
Am F C G
I'm holding o-n-n to your last words
Am F C G
"Don't let them go, don't let them get hurt"
Am F
And I'll obey
C G Am F C G
For there's no other way
Am F C
But I wish you could've stayed
Am F C G
Sometimes I fear bad will triumph over good
Am F C G
That hate will beat love
Am F C G
I need you to remind me
Am F C G
I just need to look up above
Am F C G
I'll have hope
Am F C G
And I'll do my best to cope
Am F C G
I'm holding o-n-n to your last words
Am F C G
"Don't let them go, don't let them get hurt"
Am F
And I'll obey
C G Am F C G
For there's no other way
Am F C
But I wish you could've stayed
Am F C G
I can never take your place
Am F C G
And I long to see your face
Am F C G
I do know why you couldn't stay
Am F C G
But I wish you could've done it anyway
Am F C G
But I'm still holding o-n to your last words
Am F C G
"Don't let them go, don't let them get hurt"
Am F
And I'll obey
C G Am F C G
For forever and a day because there's no other way
Outro
Am F C G
But still no matter how I try to forget
Am F C G Am
I'll always wish you could have not left