[Intro ]
A E (2X) 

Verse 
A                                               E 
A ship took off in the night left you on your own 
                                A 
Just a castaway far away from home 
                                           E 
All the castles you build you build with sand 
                                                         C#m 
And now their slipping away through the cracks in your hands 

PreChorus Hold chords 
        B           A 
I'll be honest with you 
C#m               B       A 
    This won't be easy on you 

Chorus 
E 
You can take off my friend it will not be in vain 
A 
Although there's clouds ahead and it's about to rain 
C#m 
If you can wait it out you'll see the sky is blue 
A 
And all the love you gave it will come back to you 

Instrumental 
C#m B Hold A 

Verse 
A                                     E 
Waves upon the rocks keep you up at night 
                                               A 
And the ship you missed now will be on your side 
                                            E 
The ground at your feet is not the only shore 
                                         C#m 
You can cross the sea when you find an oar 

PreChorus Hold chords 
        B           A 
I'll be honest with you 
C#m                B      A 
    This won't be easy on you 

Chorus 
E 
You can take off my friend it will not be in vain 
A 
Although there's clouds ahead and it's about to rain 
C#m 
If you can wait it out you'll see the sky is blue 
A 
And all the love you gave it will come back to you 

Break (Same as Chorus) play once through and stop on E 
E A C#m A  

Bridge 
Palm muting only playing the bass notes, slowly gets louder 
E 
It will not be in vain it will come back to you 
A 
It will not be in vain it will come back to you 
C#m 
It will not be in vain it will come back to you 
A 
It will not be in vain it will come back to you 
E 
It will not be in vain it will come back to you 
A 
It will not be in vain it will come back to you 
C#m 
It will not be in vain it will come back to you 
A 
It will not be in vain it will come back to you 

Outro 
E 
You can take off my friend it will not be in vain 
A 
Although there's clouds above and it's about to rain 
C#m 
If you can wait it out you'll see the sky is blue 
A                                                     E A 
And all the love you gave it will come back to you 
                     C#m 
It will come back to you 
                     A 
It will come back to you 
                     E 
It will come back to you