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