Intro
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[Verse 1]
E B/D# C#m C#m A E/G# F#m B
Keep me in your heart, don't let me slip away,
A B E B/D# C#m
when the morning comes and those tears won't stop,
A B E E
please, keep me in your heart.
[Verse 2]
E B/D# C#m C#m A E/G# F#m B
Keep me on your side, well, you know sometimes I run,
A B E B/D# C#m
and even when the tears, oh, they fall from your eyes,
A B E E
please, keep me on your side.
[Chorus]
F#m E/G# A E/G#
And you know I'd wait for you a thousand years
F#m E/G# B B
oh, would you do the same for me?
A B E B/D# C#m
And I would swim across the loneliest sea
A B C#m F#
if it meant you could free my love,
A B E E
oh, you mean that much to me.
[Verse 3]
E B/D# C#m C#m A E/G# F#m B
Keep me on your mind, even when I am far away,
A B E B/D# C#m
and even though I know you may tire of me someday,
A B
please, keep me in your [Interlude] heart.
[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
F#m E/G# A E/G#
And you know I'd wait for you a thousand years
F#m E/G# B B
oh, would you do the same for me?
A B E B/D# C#m
And I would swim across the loneliest sea
A B C#m F#
if it meant you could free my love,
A B E E
oh, you mean that much to me.
[Verse 4]
E B/D# C#m C#m A E/G# F#m B
Keep me in your heart, don't let me get away,
A B E B/D# Em*
when the morning comes and those tears won't stop,
A B C#m F#
please, keep me in your heart, my love.
A B C#m A*
However far apart we may become,
A B E B/D# C#m C#m
please, keep me in your heart, oh,
A B
keep me in your heart.
[Outro]
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