Intro x2
A-E-D
Verse
A E D
I'm pulling wings off insects
I'm peeling back my sunburnt skin
I'll wait outside your bedroom
I hope they let me in
Verse 2
A E D
I'm filling your prescriptions
The orange bottles stare me down
They're standing at attention
An army on your windowsill
Pre-Chorus
D E
We're all waiting for good news
A D
Hoping you can come home soon
F#m D
We're all waiting for good news
Chorus
A D
I've been acting like I'm strong
F#m E
But the truth is I've been losing ground
F#m D
To a hospital too crowded
A E
A summer winding down
F#m D E
I hadn't seen a heartbreak until now
F#m D A
I hadn't felt a heartbreak until now
Repeat Intro x2
A-E-D
Verse 3
A E D
I grew up on your back porch
And I watched the storms light up the clouds
They hung like paper lanterns
To guide the way back toward your house
Pre-Chorus
D E
I've been putting off long flights
A D
Hoping that you'll be all right
F#m D
And I'll be there in the meantime
Chorus
A D
I've been acting like I'm strong
F#m E
But the truth is I've been losing ground
F#m D
To a hospital too crowded
A E
A summer winding down
F#m D E
I hadn't seen a heartbreak until now
F#m D A
I hadn't felt a heartbreak until now
Bridge
A D
If I'm in an airport
A
And you're in a hospital bed
E A
Well then what kind of man does that make me
D
If I'm in an airport
A
And you're in a hospital bed
E A
Well then what kind of man does that make me
D
If I'm in an airport
A
If I'm in an airport
E A
What kind of man does that make me
D
What kind of man does that make me
Chorus
A D
I've been acting like I'm strong
F#m E
But the truth is I've been losing ground
F#m D
To a hospital too crowded
A E
A summer winding down
F#m D E
I hadn't seen a heartbreak until now
F#m D A
I hadn't felt a heartbreak until now
Outro
D E
Hadn't felt a heartbreak until now
D
Hadn't felt a heartbreak
F#m D
Oh the hospital's too crowded
A E
The summer's winding down
F#m D F#m
I haven't seen a heartbreak until now
F#m D A
Well I haven't felt a heartbreak until now