Intro:
Gm D Gm D Em G Em G
Gm D D D Gm D D A
Verse 1:
Gm D Gm D
I wish you knew the person I am
E G E G
The way I hold my heart in my hands
Gm D Gm D
The way I sing like it's the air that I breathe
Gm D A
People say it's everything
Gm D Gm D
I whistle still, crack my knuckles too
Bm Gm Bm Gm
Cause these are the two things you, you taught me to do
Gm D Gbm
They get on my mother's nerves, maybe cause I learned it from you
Gm D Asus4 A
I hope one day there's more for me to choose
Bb C
Until that day I wish this to be true
D
When I run, I'm running to your arms
G
And when I sing, I'm singing to your heart
G D
I feel you near in my moments of fear
Em D G
But when I open up my eyes I see it clear
Em D Gm
It's only in my dreams that you are here
Gm D Gm D
You're not here
Verse 2:
Gm D Gm D
Did you know I dropped out of school
B/G G/B A
Nineteen years old with a whole lot to prove
Gm D
Carried on through my doubts
Gbm
All to figure out
Gm D Asus4 A
Who I was meant to be
Gm D
Ten years later
Gm D
Twenty-nine years old
Bm D
Got my poor heart broken
Bm D
Did it over the phone
Gm D
Was in a hotel room
Gbm
And I was all alone
Gm D Asus4 A
I was alone
D
I wanted to run, run into your arms
G
And cry while you held me to your heart
Gm D
Feel you near in my moment of fear
Em D G
But I opened up my eyes and wiped the tears
Em D Gm
It was only in my dreams that you were here
Bridge:
Bm
And now you're missing out
D E G
On how I get to live the life that I forever and a day had dreamed about
Gb Bm D
And it's a shame you won't be there for the joy I've yet to share
E G
Because in spite of you I'm here oh yes I'm here
A Bm D
And I'm in love and it's for real and you'll never get to meet them
E D G
But I truly hope you're happy where you are
Em D G
It's unfortunate we end before we start
C G
I hope you know I'll always love you from afar
Gm
But I can't ignore the part
D
That wants to run, run into your arms
G
And sing until it pierces through your heart
Bm D
Feel you near in my moments of fear
Em D G
I know that it's a dream, and you're not here
Em D Gm
I'm holding onto dreams 'cause you're not here
Gm D
You'll never be here
Outro: Gm D D