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