Intro
C F Am
C F Am
verse 1
C F C
Tell my thoughts to resign
C F C
And lift you from my mind
C F Am
I'm not ready I'm not strong enough
C F C
To cradle the weight of your love
C F Am
Just take a minute take a breath
C F Am
Lay down your head on my sunken chest
C F Am
I saw a flicker then just smoke
F C F C
But as you left I was calling your name at the night
C F Am
I thought we were done
C F Am
And your love would keep us young x2
C
verse 2
C F C
I thought we fell to the ground
C F C
I see you whimper with no sound
C F Am
Open my mouth to breath some words of peace
C F C
But the silence gives nothing back to me
C F Am
So I'll be a shadow of the flame
C F Am
I lent down to kiss you then erased my name
C F Am
And I'll be a whisper on the wind
F C F C
My hands are shaking from holding so tight for so long
Bridge:
F Dm
The flame burnt out in our empty hands
F Am
But now I see it's got nothing to do
G
It's got nothing to do with you
C F Am
I thought we were done
C F Am
And your love would keep us young x4
C