(intro 2x) G5 A5 D5 C5 F5 (verse) C5 Was it all in real time Or was it just in my mind ( G5 ) A5 Or was i just a ghost passing through you? ( G5 ) C5 Clinging to the wreckage Until i got the message ( G5 ) A5 Hanging at the edge of the room (pre-chorus) G5 Give me something that's real F5 Give me half of your bitterest pill E5 Something from under the surface D5 F5 You actually feel (chorus) G5 A5 D5 We say these words again and again C5 F5 But they still sound the same G5 A5 D5 It was in your eyes, in your eyes C5 F5 They were just easy lies (verse) C5 The lightest words are heavy And promises are easy ( G5 ) A5 And no one's ever happy or sad for very long ( G5 ) C5 But just because i said it It doesn't mean i meant it ( G5 ) A5 I guess that was the way all along (pre-chorus) G5 I'm just shaping the sound F5 I'm just turning the syllables round E5 Dipping my toe in the water D5 F5 And watching you drown (chorus) G5 A5 D5 We say these words again and again C5 F5 But they still sound the same G5 A5 D5 It was in my eyes, in my eyes C5 F5 They were just easy lies (bridge) A5 F5 C5 E5 And it's been a long time waiting A5 F5 F5 E5 And it's been a lifetime in the making (solo) G5 A5 E5 C5 F5 (chorus) G5 A5 D5 I said when you are alone and afraid C5 F5 I will come to your aid G5 A5 D5 Was it just a dream , just a dream C5 G5 'cos was it real to me G5 A5 D5 We say these words again and again C5 F5 But they still sound the same G5 A5 D5 Say these words again and again C5 F5 And again and again (outro) A5