Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: Cadd9 G/B D/F# G (2x) Verse 1: Cadd9 G/B I was alone so long D/F# G Cadd9 G/B D/F# G I didn’t even know that I was lonely Cadd9 G/B Out in the cold so long D/F# G Cadd9 G/B D/F# I didn’t even know that I was cold C/E Dsus/F# Turned my collar to the wind C Dsus This is how it’s always been
Chorus: C G D/F# G D/F# G Emin7 D/F# All I’ve ever known is how to hold my own C G D/F# G All I’ve ever known is how to hold my own Cadd9 G Cadd9 G/B D/F# G But now I wanna hold you, too Instrumental: Cadd9 G/B Em D/F# Cadd9 G/B D/F# G D/F# C Verse 2: Cadd9 G/B You take me in your arms Fsus Cadd9 G/B D/F# G And suddenly there’s sunlight all around me Cadd9 G/B Everything bright and warm Fsus Cadd9 G/B D/F# And shining like it never did before C/E Dsus/F# And for a moment I forget C Dsus Just how dark and cold it gets Chorus: C G D/F# G D/F# G Emin7 D/F# All I’ve ever known is how to hold my own C G D/F# G All I’ve ever known is how to hold my own D/F# G But now I wanna hold you F Now I wanna hold you Fsus Hold you close Fsus I don’t ever wanna have to let you go Fsus Now I wanna hold you, hold you tight Fsus Fsus C/E G/B C Fsus C/E G/B C I don’t wanna go back to the lonely life Verse 3: Fsus C/E I don’t know how or why G/B C Fsus C/E G/B C or who am i that I should get to hold you Fsus C/E but when I saw you all alone G/B C Fsus C/E G/B against the sky its like I’d known you all along Fsus G I knew you before we met Fsus G and I don’t even know you yet Chorus: Fsus C G/B C G/B C Am7 G/B All I know is your someone I have always known Fsus C G/B C all I know is your someone I have always known G/B C and I don’t even know you Bb Now I wanna hold you Bbsus hold you close Bbsus I don’t ever wanna have to let you go Bbsus now I wanna hold you Bbsus hold you tight Bbsus Cadd9 G/B D/F# G Cadd9 G/B D/F# I don’t wanna go back to the lonely life Verse 4: G D/F# Say that you’ll hold me forever G D/F# Emin7 Say that the wind won’t change on us C Emin7 Say that we’ll stay with each other Dsus And it’ll always be like this Verse 5: G D/F# I’m gonna hold you forever G D/F# Emin7 The wind will never change on us C Emin7 As long as we stay with each other Dsus G Then it will always be like this