Intro: C, G, C, G,
C, G, D, G
Verse 1: 
CG Old man on his way back home
CG Late from work today
CG Far out on a dirt road
DEm And couldn't find his way
CG With tears in his eyes, he knew
CG There was no one in sight
CG And tried to tell himself
DG That it'll be alright
 Chorus: 
CEm Why's it always darkest
G Right before the dawn
CD If liars can be honest
G Then right can be wrong
CEm And when you find the doorway
GG/F C/E Are you in or you out
CG You have to stand up
DEm Before you fall down
CG You need to get lost
DG Before you get found
 Verse 2: 
CG Young girl with a broken heart
CG Walking home alone
CG Teardrops made of Maybelline
 
DEm On a goodbye note
CG And looking down at the shadows on the ground
CG She almost didn't see
CG A blue-eyed man with a flower in his hand
DG Walkin right out of her dreams
And she said Bridge: 
Em We're never gonna know it all
Bm Like houses, we will fall
C And break in stormy weather
D And be put back together better
Em We're never gonna know the way
Bm Never know which words to say
CC/BAmCD And don't you worry it'll be okay
 Chorus 2: 
CEm Why's it always stormin
G Right before the calm
CEm Why are we so lonely
D Before it's said and done