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