Key: E
Introduction:
Em F
I lost my faith when I was young
Am Em
I clenched my fist to bite my tongue
Em F
I leave awake from all the things that I had done
Am Em
Cause there wouldn't be a thing when I moved on
C
Then I said wait
B7 Em
Are our bodies really piles of dirt?
G
And is the soul just a metaphor?
C B7
I keep my eyes from looking too far up
G Em
I fear that there is a heaven above
Em F
I stood in lines to bow my head
Am
I'd fold my hands and speak in tongues
Em
To whisper worries to the dead
Em F
But I could tell no apparition heard a single word I said
Am Em
But I'd still call my voice in to the air
C
Then I said wait
B7 Em
Is my body really part of the earth
G C
And is there blood running through my veins?
B7
I'll know when I turn to dust
G Em
But I fear the answer isn't enough
C B7 Em
So, will I ever know heaven or hell?
G
Or is eternity something worse?
C B7
I keep my eyes from looking too far up
G Em
I fear that there is a heaven above (heaven above, heaven above)
Cm C7
I want to give it up
Cm C7
I want to give it up
Cm C7
I want to give it up
Am B7
But I just need it too much
C
Wait
B7 Em
Is my body really part of the earth
G C
And is there blood running through my veins?
B7
I'll know when I turn to dust
G Em
But I fear the answer isn't enough
C B7 Em
So, will I ever know heaven or hell?
G
Or is eternity something worse?
C B7
I keep my eyes from looking too far up
G Em
I fear that there is a heaven above
G Em
A fear that there is a heaven above
G Em
A fear that there is a heaven above
G Em
A fear that there is a heaven above
G Em
I hope there's not a heaven above