Verse
C#
Lying here in bed
Fm
With things we never said
C# Fm
You’re always the first to sleep
C#
I whisper my goodbye
Fm
To all the happy lights
A#m G#
Wrapped around our ugly tree
[Pre-chorus]
F#
Come sunrise
D#m
Your soft eyes
C# Fm
Will frown at my footprints in the snow
F#
Come New Year
D#m
You’ll know dear
F# G#
I led you down a short line
[Chorus]
C#
And I'm so sorry Caroline
G# F#
The more you became my hope
Fm G#
The more I was made to let you go
A#m G# F#
We lost our fight for time
G# C#
And I'm so sorry Caroline
G# F#
I’ll try not to wake the house
Fm G#
I wish I could stay and hold you now
A#m G# F#
We lost our fight for time
D#m
For life
F# G#
And some things that never came true
C#
For me and you
[Verse 2]
C#
December ‘85
Fm
Grandchildren arrive
C# Fm
Pride can be a lovely thing
C#
Everything I've missed
Fm
Reminds you of that Christmas eve
A#m G#
When life was caving in
[Pre-Chorus 2]
F#
Come sundown
D#m
This small town
C# Fm
Looks a bit like the place we fell in love
F#
Come New Year
D#m
You'll know dear
F# G#
I led you down a short line
[Chorus]
C#
And I'm so sorry Caroline
G# F#
The more you became my hope
Fm G#
The more I was made to let you go
A#m G# F#
We lost our fight for time
G# C#
And I'm so sorry Caroline
G# F#
I’ll try not to wake the house
Fm G#
I wish I could stay and hold you now
A#m G# F#
We lost our fight for time
D#m
For life
F# G#
And some things that never came true
C#
For me and you
[Pre-Chorus 3]
F#
Come twilight
D#m
This long ride
C# Fm
Is moving towards the afterglow
F#
Come New Year
D#m
You'll be here
F# G#
With me on the short line
[Chorus]
C#
And I'm still sorry Caroline
G# F#
The more you became my hope
Fm G#
The more I was made to let you go
A#m G# F#
We lost our fight for time
G# C#
And I'm so sorry Caroline
G# F#
I’ll try not to wake the house
Fm G#
I wish I could stay and hold you now
A#m G# F#
We lost our fight for time
D#m
For life
F# G#
And some things that never came true
C#
For me and you