Intro
D#m C# F#
F# B
D#m C# F#
F# B
Verse: 1
D#m C# F#
Ever since I was young your word is the word that always won
B
Worry and wake the ones you love
D#m C#
A phone call I'd rather not receive
F#
Please use my body while I sleep
B
My lungs are fresh and yours to keep
D#m
Kept clean and they will let you breathe
Pre-Chorus: 1
A#m C# D#m A#m
Is this the way a toy feels when its batteries run dry?
F# C# D#m
I am the watch you always wear, but you forget to wind
A#m C# F#
Nobody plans to be half a world away at times like these
C# G# F#
So I sat alone and waited out the night
A#m C# F#
The best part of what has happened was the part I must have missed
C# D#m
So I'm asking you to shine it on and stick around
G#
I'm not writing my goodbyes
Verse: 2
D#m
I submit no excuse
C# F#
If this is what I have to do
B
I owe you every day I wake
D#m C#
If I could I would shrink myself
F#
And sink through your skin to your blood cells
B
And remove whatever makes you hurt but
D#m
I am too weak to be your cure
Pre-Chorus: 1
A#m C# D#m A#m
Is this the way a toy feels when its batteries run dry?
F# C# D#m
I am the watch you always wear, but you forget to wind
A#m C# F#
Nobody plans to be half a world away at times like these
C# G# F#
So I sat alone and waited out the night
A#m C# F#
The best part of what has happened was the part I must have missed
C# D#m
So I'm asking you to shine it on and stick around
G#
I'm not writing my goodbyes
Bridge
C# A#m B
I'm not letting you check out
D# C#
You will beat this, starting now
G# B
And you will always be around
D#m C# A#m B
I'm there to monitor your breathing
D#m C#
I will watch you while you're sleeping
G# D#m
I will keep you safe and sound
Pre-Chorus: 2
A#m C# F#
Does anybody remember back when you were very young?
A#m G# D#m
Did you ever think that you would be this blessed?
A#m C# F#
Nobody plans to be half a world away at times like these
C# G# F#
So I sat alone and waited out the night
A#m C# F#
The best part of what has happened was the part I must have missed
C# D#m
So I'm asking you to shine it on and stick around
G# A#m
I'm not writing my goodbyes