Intro
E A E A
[Verse 1]
E A
We took our things and moved them out
E
To a small one bedroom on the west of town yeah
A
No money, no plan
[Verse 2]
E A
And I love the way, the way you say
E
That somehow everything will be okay and
A
I'm doing all that I can
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m A F#m A
But you gotta understand, well you gotta understand
[Chorus]
E C#m A
Well I'll hold you up, hold you up with me for now
E
We'll write our story, we'll live in careless clarity
C#m A
Well I'll hold you up, hold you up to let you down
We'll write our story, we'll live so careless
[Verse 3]
E
These lifestyles aren't in harmony
A E
And I'm sure one day it'll catch up to me cause
A
Cause I'm beaten and bruised
[Verse 4]
E A
And I hate the way, the way I say
E
That every damn thing's gonna be okay
A
When it's far from the truth
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m A F#m A
But I'll never understand, no I'll never understand
[Chorus]
E C#m A
Well I'll hold you up, hold you up with me for now
E
We'll write our story, we'll live in careless clarity
C#m A
Well I'll hold you up, hold you up to let you down
We'll write our story, we'll live so careless
C#m B
They'll paint over all the walls, like we were never there at all
A
It scares me
Time prepares me
C#m B A
They'll paint over all the walls like we were never there at all
We'll write our story, we'll live so careless
[Bridge]
E A
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E A E A
How long till I just drift away, how long can I just stay the same
E A E A F#m A
How long till I just drift away, how long can I just stay the same
F#m A
Stay the same
[Chorus]
E C#m A
Well I'll hold you up, hold you up with me for now
E
We'll write our story, we'll live in careless clarity
C#m A
Well I'll hold you up, hold you up to let you down
We'll write our story, we'll live so careless
C#m B
They'll paint over all the walls, like we were never there at all
A
It scares me
Time prepares me
C#m B A
They'll paint over all the walls like we were never there at all
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