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