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