Intro
D E F#m Bm x2
[Verse 1]
D E
If I close my eyes, will it come to life?
Bm C#m
Is it something I'm dreaming of?
D E F#m
If a steady head doesn't rule my heart,
Bm D
will it lead me to somewhere happy enough?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
F#m Bm C#m
And I'm a sorry soul in a sinful world
D
(and you don't get out alive)
E F#m Bm
If I meet myself in a half way home,
C#m
and I'll remember the things you said.
[Chorus 1]
D E
Love isn't always fair,
F#m A
but that's no reason to be so cruel to me.
Bm A
Hold on to what is there,
F#m E
and count the saints.
D E F#m Bm x2
[Verse 2]
D E
There's a reason why we keep it all inside.
Bm C#m
To shield my hopes from the raining sky,
D E F#m
then arrange it all into simple lines.
Bm D
To be part of a world where love can reside.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
F#m Bm C#m
And the hopes I hold in my careful hands
D
(and they don't get out alive)
E F#m Bm
and I gave myself to an honest man
C#m
Who couldn't keep his promises.
[Chorus 2]
D E
Love isn't always fair,
F#m A
but that's no reason to be so cruel to me.
Bm A
Hold on to what is there,
F#m
and count the saints.
E
And count the saints,
and count the saints.
[Instrumental]
F#m D A Bm x4
[Outro Chorus]
D E
Love isn't always fair,
F#m A
but that's no reason to be so cruel to me.
Bm A
Hold on to what is there,
F#m
and count the saints.
E
And count the saints,
D
and count the saints.