E
I've been high, I've been down LINE 1
A
E
my head in the clouds, my hands in the ground LINE 2
E
in the arms of a woman, I find my way home LINE 3
A
E
in the arms of a woman, I have been lost LINE 4
CHORUS
G
D
A
when I'm so lost that this losing feels like dying
E
I hope you'll be by me then
G
D
A
when I'm so lost that this losing feels like dying
E
I hope you'll be by me then
E
(hold)
as a young man, I was afraid
A
E
of my life, what would I make?
E
I will make love, what will I hate?
A
E
what bittersweet road will I choose to the grave?
CHORUS
G
D
A
if I'm so old 'til this oldness has me dying
E
I hope you'll be by me then
G
D
A
if I'm so old 'til this oldness has me dying
E
I hope you'll be by me then
E
(hold)
I'm sick of you, I'm sick of me
A
E
I'm sick of war, I'm sick of peace
E
I'm sick of sound like I'm sick of silence
A
E
I grow sick of the darkness 'til I'm sick of the light
CHORUS
G
D
A
when I'm so sick that this sickness has me dying
E
I hope you'll be by me then
G
D
A
when I'm so sick that this sickness has me dying
E
I hope you'll be by me then
E
I hope you'll be by me then
BRIDGE:
E
(hold)
once as a boy, I saw what happened
A
E
I saw them beat him down to the cold, cold ground
E
I watched those big boys beat that man down
A
E
I was too weak, too weak to take a stand
CHORUS:
G
D
A
when I'm so weak that this weakness feels like dying
E
I hope you'll be by me then
G
D
A
when I'm so weak that this weakness feels like dying
E
I hope you'll be by me then
G
D
A
and if I'm old 'til this oldness feels has me dying
E
I hope you'll be by me then
E
(hold)
so I will live as I see fit
A
(hold) E
(hold)
and there will be those who will not like it
E
(hold)
in the arms of a woman, I found my way home
A
(hold) E
(hold)
so to the arms of a woman, I will always go
G
(hold) D
(hold) A
(hold)
if I'm old 'til this oldness has me dying
E
(hold)
I hope she'll be by me then
G
(hold) D
(hold) A
(hold)
if I'm old 'til this oldness has me dying