Key: A
Introduction:
Am F
I landed here in country
C G
With my nations guns and flags
Am F C G
I've been here three weeks now maybe little more
Am F
Tomorrow they will ask us
C G
To take that stand of trees
Am F
The fear I feel inside my chest
C G
Is the same as my enemy's
Am,F,C,G (2x)
Am F
There is a stutter in my lungs
C G
And a chatter in my breathing
Am F C G
I'm engaged to be married to the method of my leaving
Am F C G
I'm rarely found in situations that cause me to deliver
Am F
Tonight I'll stay awake and write you
C G
To keep me from the shivers
Am,F,C,G (2x)
Am F C G
If you were a friend, I'd want to save you pain
Am F C G
If you were a lover, I'd do the same
Am F
If we were joined,
C G
I'd want to capture stars
Am F
Let them loose inside your chest
C G
Forever keep you warm
Am,F,C,G (2x)
Am F
Tomorrow I'll meet my maker
C G
My body broken on the shore
Am F C G
I'll ask for my forgiveness and then for nothing more
Am F C G
Every night you lay awake for now and ever more
Am F
My breath will be the breeze you feel
C G
From a distant shore
Am,F,C,G (4x)
Am F
Give me hope give me light
C G
Let the dawn follow night
Am F
I will stay awake until
C G
There is nothing left to see
Am F
Give me hope give me light
C G
Let the dawn follow night
Am F
I will stay awake until
C G
There is nothing left to see