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