Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: F C G Bb x2 OR (Can be played in various places in the song) e|--------------------------------------------5------------------------------| B|----6--8--6------6--8--6-----6--8--6-----6-----6---------------------------| G|--5-----------5------------5-----------5-----------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: F C G I was stronger that night Bb F I wanted to go alone C The rain was coming down G Bb And nobody could leave, we stayed around F C G I said things I knew you'd like Bb F Alaska and the bears C You knew you couldn't fight G Bb Swimming underneath the Northern Lights
Pre Chorus: F C You didn't know it G Bb F C But I had you in the palm of my hand G Bb Palm of my hand Chorus: F C G Bb I confess I needed you there F C G Bb I've gone through every memory we shared tonight F C G Bb F And I don't have the guts to carry on without you C G Bb When the storm breaks through, I'll be standing there F Waiting for you C G Waiting for you Bb Waiting for you Verse 2: F C G I can dream away your life Bb F C Hitch hike to the southern tip of Africa G Bb And put up all the fences that you like F C G But I can't sing you to sleep there Bb F You're on your own there C G Bb You're on your own Pre Chorus: F C I didn't know it G Bb F C I thought I had you in the palm of my hand G Bb Palm of my hand Chorus: F C G Bb I confess I needed you there F C G Bb I've gone through every memory we shared tonight F C G Bb F And I don't have the guts to carry on without you C G Bb When the storm breaks through, I'll be standing there F Waiting for you Bridge: D Take me down, love me in the avenue Bb It'll never be what you want it to G Was it like this with her? Bb Is it everything you dreamed of? Pre-Chorus: F C G Bb F C I, I, I thought I had you in the palm of my hand G Bb Palm of my hand Chorus: F C G Bb I confess I needed you there F C G Bb I've gone through every memory we shared tonight F C G Bb F And I don't have the guts to carry on without you C G Bb When the storm breaks through, I'll be standing there F Waiting for you C G Waiting for you Bb Waiting for you Outro: F C Are you ready? Tell me when you want to go F Bb Are you ready? Tell me when you want to go