Key: F
Introduction:
Am
What would you do
Am/G D7/F#
if it all came back to you?
Am
Each crest of each wave
Am/G D7/F#
bright as lightning.
Am
What would you say
Am/G D7/F#
if you had to leave today?
Am
leave everything behind
Am/G D7/F#
even though for once, you're shining.
Chorus
C G
Standing on higher ground
when you hear the sounds
D
you realize it's just the whim.
C G
And you notice it matters
D
who and what you let under your skin.
Verse
Am
If Put to the test
Am/G D7/F#
would you step back from the line of fire?
Am
Hold everything back
Am/G D7/F#
all emotions set desire.
Am Am/G
Convince yourself to be someone else
D7/F#
and come back from the world your lack of confidence.
Am Am/G
What you choose to believe in
D7/F#
Dictates your rise or your fall
C
Dictates your rise or your fall
G
with no one else around you
no one to understand you
D
no one to hear your calls.
C G
Look through all your dark corners
D
you're backed up against the wall
Am Am/G D7/F#
Step back from the line of fire x 8