[Verse 1] 
G#m F#6Fm7b5E My dear impulsive darling
A6Gdim7F#7 I suspect my letter got to you too late
G#mC#7F#D#m And it's really just a silly fragment of paper
D#7A#7b13D#7 But it means so much to those who wait
EmDDbm7b5 All the suffering days and nights
CFBbGb B F Till I dare dream again
EmDDbm7b5 There you suddenly stand and I'll be damned
Am9CF7G If you didn't disappear with the dawn
 [Chorus] 
EC#mAB7 Hours pass and darkness comes
AEB7E Soon I will close my eyes
EC#mAB7 Will you return if you don't reply
AEB7 You'll be taking my life in your hands
EFF#m (G#m) A (A#dim7) B7 (Cdim7 C#m) E You'll be taking my life in your hands
F#mAE Taking my life in your hands
 [Bridge] 
G#m F#6E D#7
[Verse 2] 
G#mF#6Fm7b5E I don't know why my dearest darling
A6Gdim7F#7 I can't tell you how I feel when you are near
G#mC#7F#D#m When I see you have returned my letters unopened
D#7A#7b13D#7 I will tear them up, your voice ringing in my ears
EmDDbm7b5 But you're kidding yourself if you think
CFBbGbB F This correspondence will end
EmDDbm7b5 I can always pretend words I don't
AmCF7G Have the courage to send reach you
 [Chorus] 
EC#mAB7 Hours pass and darkness comes
AEB7E Soon I will close my eyes
EC#mAB7 Will you return if you don't reply
AEB7 You'll be taking my life in your hands
EFF#m (G#m) A (A#dim7) B7 (Cdim7 C#m) E You'll be taking my life in your hands
F#mAE Taking my life in your hands
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