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