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