C5               G5           D5        E5
  And honestly, I have been begging for answers 
     D5                            C5
That you and only you can give to me 
               G5              D5       E5
A voice crying loud I've been crying for days now 
    D5                            C5
And as I start to run, I stop to breathe 

(And I was nearly scared to death) 
    G5             D5
And I was nearly scared to death 
E5
(Why you left in paragraphs) 
D5
Why you left in paragraphs 
     C5
(The words were nearly over us) 
    G5                 D5
The words were nearly over us 
     E5                         D5
You stop and turn and grab your bags 

Chorus 1:
            G5
And I'll be here by the ocean 

Just waiting for proof that there's 
C5
sunsets and silhouette dreams 
D5     E5
  All my sand castles fall 
         D5     G5
like the ashes of cigarettes 
    C5                       D5
And every waves drags me to sea 
         G5
I could stand here for hours 

Just to ask God the question
    C5 
"Is everyone here make-believe?" 
D5     E5
  With a tear in His voice
          D5            G5 
He said, "Son, that's the question." 
          C5
Does this deafening silence 
     D5
mean nothing to no one but me? 

Interlude: 
C5 --- D5


Verse 2:
C5 (all the way)
  As hours move to minutes 

And minutes take longer to break 

I will be desperately awaiting 

But my tongue won't fall apart 

And we've been sitting here for hours 

All alone and in the dark 
C5                       G5      D5
  So let me think of to word it 
E5                       D5
  Is it too soon to say 'perfect'? 
C5                  G5                     D5
  If I could find another thirty minutes somewhere 
         E5
I'm sure everything would find me 
           D5
All that's left is just to sing 

Chorus 2:
            G5
And I'll be here by the ocean 

Just waiting for proof that there's 
E5
sunsets and silhouette dreams 
       C5
All my sand castles fall 
                  D5
like the ashes of cigarettes 
    D5                       E5 D5
And every waves drags me to sea 
         G5
I could stand here for hours 

Just to ask God the question
    E5 
"Is everyone here make-believe?" 
       C5
With a tear in His voice

He said, "Son, that's the question." 
          D5
Does this deafening silence 

mean nothing to no one but me?

Bridge:
           C5                      G5
And you'll sing to me sweet until then 
      C5                    G5
I may never sail Virginia again 
          C5              D5
Alas this current moves slow for me 
B5               E5 ( hold)           C5
this much you must know...we'll meet again
               C5 (hold)
And I'll, I'll have you know I'm scared to death 
C5
  Tell me once again that you
     E5               D5 
will love me till the death 
             G5
And should I die, you swear 
     D5                 C5
that you will come for me
                    E5             D5 - G5 - D5
As I fade away, you reach out your arms 
     C5
(And please don't let me go) 
    E5     D5  G5   D5
And please don't let me go 
     C5
(And please don't let me go) 
    E5     D5  G5   D5
And please don't let me go 

(Repeat Chorus 1)