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