Intro C  Bb  Am  F 

  C 
When I grew up 
      Am       F 
I had big city dreams 
                  C 
I wondered if the Bible was wrong 
                   Am            F 
What the hell were they teaching me? 
      C 
I was lost in thought 
                Am       F 
And I could not hide it 
                         C 
But the sun - it kept on risin' 
             Am     F 
So, I played along 

                     C 
But now that you're gone and 
                      Bb 
And I write down this song 
            Am                            F 
I don't believe this is how it's meant to be 
                      C 
The church bells they ring 
                          Bb 
You can hear the mourners sing 
           Am 
They still believe 
                       F 
This is how it's meant to be 

    C 
The wheels touch down 
          Am          F 
All I can see is your face 
           C 
Amidst the noise of the lights 
                     Am          F 
The last thing on my mind was my faith 
             C 
And then the morning came 
                    Am       F 
And the sun started rising 
                  C 
But I was missing my friend 
                   Am   F 
So, how do I carry on? 

                      C 
Cause now that you're gone and 
                      Bb 
And I write down this song 
            Am                            F 
I don't believe this is how it's meant to be 
                      C 
The church bells they ring 
                          Bb 
You can hear the mourners sing 
           Am 
They still believe 
                          F 
This is how it's meant to be 


Am            C                       F 
Like a mother bird crying out for its young 
               G                             F 
I will sing it loud with all the might in my lungs 

                  C 
Cause now that you're gone and 
                      Bb 
And I write down this song 
            Am                            F 
I don't believe this is how it's meant to be 
                      C 
The church bells they ring 
                          Bb 
You can hear the mourners sing 
           Am 
They still believe 
                          F 
This is how it's meant to be 

( C  Bb  Am  F ) 

                      C          
Oh how it's meant to be, yeah 

Final Bb  Am  F  C