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