Intro: F Am Bb Dm C Verse 1: F Am There are moments that the words don’t reach Bb There is suffering too terrible to name Dm You hold your child as tight as you can C F And push away the unimaginable Am The moments when you’re in so deep Bb It feels easier to just swim down Dm The Hamiltons move uptown C F And learn to live with the unimaginable
Am I spend hours in the garden Bb I walk alone to the store Dm And it’s quiet uptown C F I never liked the quiet before Am I take the children to church on Sunday Bb A sign of the cross at the door Dm And I pray C F That never used to happen before Chorus 1: Am If you see him in the street, walking by himself Bb Talking to himself, have pity Dm Philip, you would like it uptown, it’s quiet uptown C F He is working through the unimaginable Am His hair has gone grey he passes every day) Bb They say he walks the length of the city Dm You knock me out, I fall apart C F Can you imagine? Bridge: Am Look at where we are Bb Look at where we started Dm I know I don’t deserve you, Eliza C But hear me out F That would be enough Am If I could spare his life Bb If I could trade his life for mine Dm He’d be standing here right now C F And you would smile, and that would be enough Dm I don’t pretend to know Am The challenges we’re facing Bb Bbm I know there’s no replacing what we’ve lost F And you need time Am But I’m not afraid Bb I know who I married Dm Just let me stay here by your side C F That would be enough Chorus 2: Am If you see him in the street, walking her side Bb Talking by her side, have pity Dm Eliza, do you like it uptown, it’s quiet uptown C F He is trying to do the unimaginable Am See them walking in the park, long after dark Bb Taking in the sights of the city Dm Look around, look around, Eliza C F They are trying to do the unimaginable Verse 2: Am There are moments that the words don’t reach Bb There is a grace too powerful to name Dm We push away what we can never understand C F We push away the unimaginable Am They are standing in the garden Bb Alexander by Eliza’s side Dm C F She takes his hand it’s quiet uptown Chorus 3: Am Forgiveness Bb Can you imagine? Dm Forgiveness C F Can you imagine? Am If you see him in the street, walking by her side Bb Dm Talking by her side, have pity C They are going through the unimaginable Outro:
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