Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Half-Step Down (D#D# G#G# C#C# F#F# A#A# D#D#)
Key: Eb MajorEb
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
E MajorE
You told me there were always blue skies coming
BB
Well, I tried and failed to make it through the grey
E MajorE C# minorC#m
And I've never been more tired but I'll keep running
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
'Cause I've been told tomorrow brings another day
Verse 2:
E MajorE
There's a whisper on the wind that keeps me going
BB
It promises to lead the way back home
E MajorE C# minorC#m
And I hope to God above that it keeps blowing
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
Because I don't know if I can make it on my own
Chorus:
C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE
And oh, the fire burns and then it dies
A augmentedA BB
But the embers draw me back to what I knew
A augmentedA G#G# C# minorC#m BB
If we look back when we die at the life we left behind
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
I know, my dear, that all I'll see is you
Verse 3:
E MajorE
There's a stranger staring at me from the mirror
BB
He's foreign and familiar all the same
E MajorE C# minorC#m
And with each passing hour it gets clearer
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
That soon there will be no one left to blame
Chorus:
C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE
And oh, the fire burns and then it dies
A augmentedA BB
But the embers draw me back to what I knew
A augmentedA G#G# C# minorC#m BB
If we look back when we die at the life we left behind
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
I know, my dear, that all I'll see is you
Verse 4:
E MajorE
Because love will take your whole life if you let it
BB
It'll lead you straight to heaven or to hell
E MajorE C# minorC#m
But I think we give the devil too much credit
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
For everything we're doing to ourselves
Chorus:
C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE
And oh, the fire burns and then it dies
A augmentedA BB
But the embers draw me back to what I knew
A augmentedA G#G# C# minorC#m BB
If we look back when we die at the life we left behind
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
I know, my dear, that all I'll see is you