Intro
Am G Am Am G Am
C G F C G F
Am G Am Am G Am
C G F C G F
verse 1
C Am
I'm packing up, I've gotta move
F C G Am
I'm gon' blow a fifty-foot hole in the dark clouds in our room
C Am
I'm making a change and starting today
F C G Am
I'm gon' roll these dice with a song tonight, I'm gonna whip these blues away
Am G F
And I'm gon' run so far they'll never find me again
C E Am F
But I ain't leavin', I ain't leavin' 'less I'm leavin' here with you
C E Am F
I've been patient while I waited, but I feel it's time to move
Am F
You've been crying, yeah, I've seen you
C G
Honey, I've been crying too
C G Am F
If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe for you
C G Am C Am
If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe ‘til they do
Interlude
Am G Am Am G Am
C G F C G F
verse 2
C Am
I just wait in cold, cold gray
F C G Am
But I know like I've been told, yeah, mama says, “Hold on to hope”
C Am
She whispers sweet, "Isn't life lonely?”
F C G Am
You gotta burn that sound of the voices out that wanna bring you to your knees
Am G F
You gotta run so far they'll never find you again
C E Am F
But I ain't leavin', I ain't leavin' 'less I'm leavin' here with you
C E Am F
I've been patient while I waited, but I feel it's time to move
Am F
You've been crying, yeah, I've seen you
C G
Honey, I've been crying too
C G Am F
If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe for you
C G Am C Am G
If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe ‘til they do
Bridge
C C/B Am F
And when I was a child, a dream came to me
C C/B Am F
Well, every soul hanging low found its piece of dignity
Am F C G
'Til that dream gets to Heaven, you can ride this train for free
Am F C G
'Til that dream gets to Heaven, you can ride this train on me
Am G F
And we gon' run so far they'll never find us again
C E Am F
But I ain't leavin', I ain't leavin' 'less I'm leavin' here with you
C E Am F
I've been patient while I waited, but I feel it's time to move
Am F
You've been crying, yeah, I've seen you
C G
Honey, I've been crying too
C G Am F
If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe for you
C G Am G C G Am F
If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe ‘til they do
C G Am F
Til they do
C G Am F
Til they do
C G Am F Am
Til they do