Intro   
D Bm F#m A (2x)   

D   
Can’t change the one you are   
Bm   
Can’t change the one you love   
F#m          A   
Lower your guard   
D   
I’ve made a few mistakes   
Bm   
I’ll tell you what it takes   
F#m         A   
Under the stars   
    
Bm                                     D   
Have you seen the other me at times?   
Bm                                     D    A   
Walking on an ever looser line   
    
D   
Baby this is a wake   
Bm   
You and I will not escape   
F#m            A   
As time goes by   
    
D   
The world’s never been older   
Bm   
Your head on my shoulder   
F#m             A   
So close your eyes   
    
D   
Stung by normality   
Bm   
Wronged by your family   
F#m           A   
Conventions aside   
    
D   
Cannot change the one you love   
Bm   
From inside ’ or from above   
F#m             A   
Just hold him tight   
    
Bm                        D   
Walking on an ever looser line   
Bm                             D     A   
But love has let me over every time   
    
D   
Baby we’re on a wake   
Bm   
You and I will not escape   
F#m               A                  
Just close your eyes   
    
D   
The world’s never been older   
Bm   
Your head on my shoulder   
F#m            A   
As time goes by   
    
D   
Baby this is a wake   
Bm   
None of us will escape   
F#m      A   
Who we are   
    
D   
The world’s never been older   
Bm   
Your head on my shoulder   
F#m            A   
As time goes by   

D Bm F#m A .......... Repeat till fade