Key: Em
Introduction: Em G C D
Em G C D
So long to all my friends,
Em G C D
Every one of them met tragic ends,
Em G C D
With every passing day,
Em G C D
I' d be lying if I didn&rsquo t say,
C D D4 D D4 D D4
That I miss them all tonight
C D D4 D D4 D D4
And if they only knew what I would say
Em G C D
If I could be with you tonight
Em G
I would sing you to sleep,
C D
Never let them take the light behind your eyes
Em G C D
One day, I' ll lose this fight
Em G C
As we fade in the dark, just remember
D Em
you will always burn as bright
Em G C D
Be strong, and hold my hand.
Em G C D
Time, it comes for us, you' ll understand.
Em G C D
We' ll say goodbye today,
Em G C D
And I' m sorry how it ends this way
C D D4 D D4 D D4
If you promise not to cry
C D D4 D D4 D D4
Then I' ll tell you just what I would say
Em G C D
If I could be with you tonight
Em G
I would sing you to sleep,
C D
Never let them take the light behind your eyes
Em G C D
I' ll fail and lose this fight
Em G C
Never fade in the dark, just remember
D
you will always burn as bright
C D
The light behind your eyes...
C D
The light behind your...
Em D
Sometimes we must grow stronger and
Am C
You can' t be stronger when I' m gone.
Em D C Am
When I' m here, no longer, you must be stronger, and
Em G C D
If I could be with you tonight,
Em G
I would sing you to sleep,
C D
Never let them take the light behind your eyes.
Em G C D
I' ve failed and lost this fight,
Em G
Never fade in the dark,
C D
Just remember you will always burn as bright.
C D
the light behind your eyes
C D
the light behind your eyes
C D
the light behind your eyes
C D
the light behind your eyes
C D
the light behind your eyes
C D
the light behind your eyes
C D
the light behind your eyes
C D
the light behind your...
NOTE: these are basic chords which can also be played as Em/G - G - C/G - D during the choruses.