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