Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC
Verse 1:
G+G
Said you'd be there
C majorC E minorEm C majorC
Said you'd be there from the start
G+G
Said you'd be there
C majorC E minorEm C majorC
Said you'd be there and you are
G+G
You took for granted
C majorC E minorEm C majorC
Seeds we planted when we were young
G+G
And you're the comfort
C majorC E minorEm C majorC
You're the dock leaf when I'm stung
Chorus:
G+G A minorAm
And oh, surely these candles aren't mine
C majorC G+G
They take up a lot of the space on this cake
A minorAm
And oh, I feel like we're growing old
C majorC
Faster than what we were told
G+G
And who cares when we go?
Verse 2:
G+G
So will you be there?
C majorC E minorEm C majorC
When I'm broken, bruised and stuck
G+G
'Cause I don't read much
C majorC E minorEm C majorC
But I like doing things by the book
G+G
I will try to
C majorC E minorEm C majorC
I will try to leave a mark
G+G
But we're designed to
C majorC E minorEm C majorC
We're designed to fade like scars
Chorus:
G+G A minorAm
And oh, surely these candles aren't mine
C majorC G+G
They take up a lot of the space on this cake
A minorAm
And oh, I feel like we're growing old
C majorC
Faster than what we were told
G+G
Who will care when we go?
Outro:
G+G A minorAm C majorC G+G
G MajorG A minorAm C majorC G+G
G MajorG A minorAm C majorC G+G