Key: D
Introduction: D Bm C
D
i got your letter
Bm
and the poetry you sent me
C G
postmarked in december of last year
D
i really hope youre doing better
Bm
all your friends close by your side
C G A
one step closer to recovering.
G D A
i wish there was something i could say
Bm A G
to erase each and every page
D
you've been through
A
even though its not my place to save you
G D
I appreciate but cant accept
A Bm A G
this thank you note thats sealed with your last breath
D A
and i wont stand aside and listen to you give up
D
if you'll just hold on for one more second
Bm
just hold on to what you have
C G
if you'll just hold on. just hold on.
D
if you'll just hold on for one more second
Bm
just hold on to what you have
C G A D
if you'll just hold on. just hold on.
D
these arms remain stretched out to you
Bm
maybe someday youll accept them
C
or maybe its too late to save
G
a young girls heart thats long stopped beating
D
wake up wake up you gotta believe
Bm
wake up wake up you cant give up
C
time keeps going on without us
G A
long after we're dead and gone
G D A
i wish there was something i could say
Bm A G
to erase each and every page
D
you've been through
A
even though its not my place to save you
G D
I appreciate but cant accept
A Bm A G
this thank you note thats sealed with your last breath
D A
and i wont stand aside and listen to you give up
D
if you'll just hold on for one more second
Bm
just hold on to what you have
C G
if you'll just hold on. just hold on.
D
if you'll just hold on for one more second
Bm
just hold on to what you have
C G
if you'll just hold on. just hold on.
you will wake up tomorrow
D
just hold on to what you have
Bm C G
just hold on to what you have
D
if you'll just hold on for one more second
Bm
just hold on to what you have
C G A D
if you'll just hold on. just hold on.