Intro
E A E A
Verse
E
What happens when your safe place leaves?
A
What happens when the one you trust won't hear your plea?
E
What happens when your daydreams end?
A
You lose all the comfort you'd invested in
E
I dream that someday I'll find the peace I need
A E
It seems that my nightmares always end with these things
A E A
And I try to block it out, but I won't forget the fall
E
What happens when your lover's gone?
A
What happens when it don't go just the way you thought?
E
What happens when the mat's pulled out?
A
You're falling and you don't know how to face a crowd
What a shock, what a scare
E
Two nights ago I was holding your hand
A
What a crack, what a joke
E
Don't know if I should pat you on the back or watch you go
A E A (all downstrums from here)
And I try to block it out, but I won't forget the fall
(All down stumps from here)
E A
This is not what I had in mind when I told you I'd be by your side
E A
No, this is not what I had in mind when I told you I would always try
E A
No, this is not what I had meant when I asked you if you'd be my man
E A
This is not what I had planned when I told you I'd be your woman
E A
Oh no no, no no no
E A
I wanted you so
E
My hope was strong but overpowered
A E (one strum)
By a boy whose faith was swallowed by his doubt