Intro: Bm
Verse:
D G
Midnight falls over me,
A D
coming down like water.
D G
Midnight falls over me,
A D
coming down like water.
D G A D
D G
Throwing these ashes out to the sea,
A D
And it's taking so long.
D G
Breaking these bones, breaking these bones, won't grow old.
A D
It only hurts when you're gone.
Pre-Chorus:
Em Bm
If you look for me, I'm never at home,
Em D
If I ever call, you're never alone.
Chorus:
G A
And if there's nothing left for me to do,
D G Em
I'll write a song for you to come home to.
A D
Don't dig my grave 'till I'm gone.
G A
They may be words you heard me say before,
D G Em A
But this time I hope they mean more,
D
In a song.
Verse:
D G
Midnight falls over me,
A D
I see the moon in your eyes.
D G
Just be here, just breathe,
A D
Just stay to see the sunrise.
Pre-Chorus:
Em Bm
You may turn away, but I understand,
Em D
Though we never touch, I'm holding your hand.
Chorus:
G A
And if there's nothing left for me to do,
D G Em
I'll write a song for you to come home to.
A D
Don't dig my grave 'till I'm gone.
G A
They may be words you heard me say before,
D G Em A
But this time I hope they mean more,
D
In a song.
Bridge:
Em A
So what good are the tears for?
Em D
Will they bring you back to my door?
Em A
What good at are the tears for,
Em G
When you're half a world away?
Em A
This isn't what I left for,
Em D
I can feel my heart beating me,
Em A
So what good are the tears for,
G D G
When you're lonely?
A D
Ohhhh
Chorus:
G A
And if there's nothing left for me to do,
D G Em
You're like a song for me to come home to.
A D
Don't dig my grave 'till I'm gone.
G A
Though there are many men who've come before,
D G Em A
I wanna let you know you've meant more,
D
In a song.
G A
And if there's nothing left for me to do,
D G Em
I'll write a song for you to come home to.
A D
Don't dig my grave 'till I'm gone.
G A
They may be words you heard me say before,
D G Em A
But this time I hope they mean more,
D
In a song.
D G
Midnight falls over me,
A D
Coming down like water.