C F
Ballerina, the day I sat next to you
Am G4 C
Made me fall apart and I don’t ever do
F
I’m just keeping step with time
Am
No one else to fall behind
F C
In this island of a li-fe
F
Ballerina promise me
Am
You won’t freak out if you hear this
F C
I tend to leave my feelings out
F
Troubled times follow me
Am
That’s why you’re nothing but a dream
F C
Kicking hard every night
F
Ballerina, the day I sat next to you
Am G F/C F4+/C
Made me fall apart and I don’t ever do
C
`Cause baby I don’t care
Am
How long you need to find a prayer
G F
How long you need to take my breath away from home
C
And baby I’ll be here
Am
Writing the same shit all year
G F Fm
Waiting for the day my arms will take you home
C
The way you laugh
F
The way you talk
Am
Gets me like no other talk
F C
Drumming patterns say her name
F
And as I watch you roll your eyes
Am
The ones I think of all the time
F C
Nothing happens but regret
F
Ballerina, the day I sat next to you
Am G F/C F4+/C
Made me fall apart and I don’t ever do
C
And baby I don’t care
Am
How long you need to find a prayer
G F
How long you need to take my breath away from home
C
And baby I’ll be here
Am
Writing the same shit all year
G F Fm
Waiting for the day my arms will take you home
C
'Cause baby I don’t care
Am
How long you need to find a prayer
G F
How long you need to take my breath away from home