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