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