Intro
D#m C# F#
F# B
D#m C# F#
F# B
[Verse 1]
D#m C# F#
Ever since I was young your word is the word that always won
B
Worry and wake the ones you love
D#m C#
A phone call I'd rather not receive
F#
Please use my body while I sleep
B
My lungs are fresh and yours to keep
D#m
Kept clean and they will let you breathe
[Pre-Chorus 1]
A#m C# F# D#m (A#m)
Is this the way a toy feels when its batteries run dry?
A#m C# F# D#m
I am the watch you always wear, but you forget to wind
[Chorus]
A#m C# F#
Nobody plans to be half a world away at times like these,
A#m G# D#m
so I sat alone and waited out the night
A#m C# F#
The best part of what has happened was the part I must have missed,
A#m G# D#m
so I'm asking you to shine it on and stick around, I'm not writing my goodbyes
[Verse 2]
D#m
I submit no excuse
C# F#
If this is what I have to do
B
I owe you every day I wake
D#m C#
If I could I would shrink myself
F#
And sink through your skin to your blood cells
B
And remove whatever makes you hurt but
D#m
I am too weak to be your cure
[Pre-Chorus 1]
A#m C# F# D#m (A#m)
Is this the way a toy feels when its batteries run dry?
A#m C# F# D#m
I am the watch you always wear, but you forget to wind
[Chorus]
A#m C# F#
Nobody plans to be half a world away at times like these,
A#m G# D#m
so I sat alone and waited out the night
A#m C# F#
The best part of what has happened was the part I must have missed,
A#m G# D#m
so I'm asking you to shine it on and stick around, I'm not writing my goodbyes
[Bridge]
D#m C# F#/A# B
I'm not letting you check out.
D#m C#
You will beat this, starting now
G# B F#
and you will always be around
D#m C# F#/A# B
I'm there to monitor your breathing.
D#m C#
I will watch you while you're sleeping,
G# B F#
I will keep you safe and sound
[Pre-Chorus 2]
A#m C# F#
Does anybody remember back when you were very young?
A#m G# D#m
Did you ever think that you would be this blessed?
[Chorus]
A#m C# F#
Nobody plans to be half a world away at times like these,
A#m G# D#m
so I sat alone and waited out the night
A#m C# F#
The best part of what has happened was the part I must have missed,
A#m G# D#m
so I'm asking you to shine it on and stick around, I'm not writing my goodbyes