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