G#m 466444
G#m7 464444
C#m x46654
C#m7 x46454
Intro: Asus2, then slide up and down D string (frets 2-4-6), striking low E too,
E G#m G#m7
Hands in line, arms close to my side
C#m B
I'm fighting tides of an ocean's undertows
A
And I figure I might not make it
E G#m G#m7
I'm taking empty, but seldom speaking
C#m B
And the words retreat, yeah they breathin' histories still at ease
A E
and the stories untold, and my arms unfold
G#m G#m7
My hands are high
C#m7
And I'm holding out, I'm holding on
B A
And I figure that I, figure that I just might make it
E G#m G#m7
And I'm waking empty but seldom sleeping
C#m B
And the words repeat, breathing histories into stories untold
A E G#m G#m7
brrrrr I, I unfold, oooh
C#m7 G#m7
see now, my quality is what you see now in the corner of your eye, say
C#m7 G#m7
and don't be surprised if you hear the bells ring, they form from the sky
C#m7 G#m7
they sound bong, bong, bong, bong bah-dah, eyeah yeah yeah
C#m7 G#m7
ah, brrra da bong, bong, bong, bong bad-dah , eyeah yeah yeah,
B
brrraaa oh my my, oh-whoa oh-whoa
A C#m7 G#m7
high ah na ni, and I'm always holding up, and I hold...and I'm holdin' out this time
B A
because I figure that I, just figure that I just make it.
E G#m G#m7
And I'm waking empty but seldom sleeping
C#m7 B A E
