Intro
[Strumming pattern: 6x - 1x - 1x]
F# D Bm (4x)
F#m D Bm (4x)
F#m
B tale of falling leaves
D Bm
B sense so kind
F#m
B touch of tender silence
D B
B peace of mind
F#m D Bm (2x)
F#m
You fill my every need
D Bm
Endure my lies
F#m
You lead me when I'm going
D B
Through cloudy skies
[Chorus]
A E
It's in the words you say
F#m D
How you keep me from falling
A E
And how you live the day
F#m D
It makes me whole
A E F#m D
And in the times that I dwelt alone
A E F#m D
You were there for me to take me home
F#m D Bm (2x)
F#m
The years have passed and so
D Bm
We grew as one
F#m
Blessed with your endless Love
D B
My time has come
F#m
My hands are slightly trembling
D Bm
My mind astray
F#m
You guard my side until
D B
My dying day
[Chorus]
A E
It's in the words you say
F#m D
How you keep me from falling
A E
And how you live the day
F#m D
It makes me whole
A E F#m D
And in the times that I dwelt alone
A E F#m D
You were there for me to take me home
F#m
Take my hand
D B
Open your eyes
B F#
Starlight shines
F#
Revealing my
F#m D B
My guiding light
B
Take me there
[Solo]
F# F#m D Bm
F#m F#m D B
F#m
You try to hide the tears from me
D Bm
But baby don't you be afraid
F#m
The story that we shared was good
D Bm
And not a single tear will take the joy away
F#m D
Not even sorrow nor goodbye can bring our everlasting love
B F#m D Bm
In decay
F#m D Bm
In decay...
F#
Take my hand
F#
Free your mind
F#
Take me there
D B
Starlight shines
F#
Revealing my
F#
Guiding light
F#
Standing guard
D B
Follow me wherever I go
[Chorus]
A E
It's in the words you say (it's in the words you say)
F#m D
How you keep me from falling (from falling)
A E
And how you live the day
F#m D
It makes me whole (it makes me whole)
A E F#m D
And in the times that I dwelt alone (alone)
A E F#m D
You were there for me to take me home (you were there for me to take me home)
A E F#m
It's in the words you say and how you live the day
D
How you keep me from falling
A E
The way you take my hand, the way you understand
F#m D
I'm not alone
A E
The way you take my hand, the way you understand
F#m D
You make we whole
A E
The way you talk to me and how you make me see
F#m D
This is my home...
[Strumming: only DOWN - each twice]
A E
It's in the words you say
F#m D
How you keep me from falling
A E
And how you live the day
F#m D
It makes me whole
[Outro]
[Strumming: only DOWN - each one]
A E F#m D (2x)
G