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