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