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