Key: E
Introduction: E4 E
E E/G# A2 E
If I should close my eyes, that my soul can see,
E B
And there's a place at the table that you saved for me.
E E/G# A2 A/C#
So many thousand miles over land and sea,
A2 E A2 E
I hope to dare, that you hear my prayer,
A2 B E4
And somehow I'll be there.
verse 2
E E/G# A2 E
It's but a concrete floor where my head will lay,
E B
And though the walls of this prison are as cold as clay.
E E/G# A2 A/C#
But there's a shaft of light where I count my days,
A2 E A2 E
So don't despair of the empty chair,
A2 B E4
And somehow I'll be there.
Bridge
C#m A E
Some days I'm strong, some days I'm weak,
C#m A E
And days I'm so broken I can barely speak,
C#m A E
There?s a place in my head where my thoughts still roam,
F#m B
Where somehow I've come home.
verse 3
E E/G# A2 E
And when the Winter comes and the trees lie bare,
E B
And you just stare out the window in the darkness there.
E E/G# A2 A/C#
Well I was always late for every meal you'll swear,
A2 E A2 E
But keep my place and the empty chair,
A2 B C#m
And somehow I'll be there,
A2 B E4
And somehow I'll be there.