TUNE 1/2 STEP DOWN Eb Bb F# C# Ab Eb INTRO: Em C G D X 3 Then Em C G (going into D in verse) VERSE 1: D Em C This is my life G D It's not what it was before Em C G All these feelings I've shared D Em C And these are my dreams G D That I've never lived before Em C D Somebody shake me 'cause I C D I must be sleeping CHORUS: G D Em And now that we're here, it's so far away C G All the struggle we thought was in vain D Em All the mistakes one life contained C G They all finally start to go awayyy D Em And now that we're here, it's so far away C G And I feel like I can face the day D Em And I can forgive, and I'm not ashamed C (LET THE C RING INTO THE Em) To be the person I am today VERSE 2: Em C And these are my words G D That I've never said before Em C G I think I'm doing okay D Em C And this is the smile G D That I've never shown before Em C D Somebody shake me 'cause I C D I must be sleeping CHORUS: G D Em And now that we're here, it's so far away C G All the struggle we thought was in vain D Em All the mistakes one life contained C G They all finally start to go awayyy D Em And now that we're here, it's so far away C G And I feel like I can face the day D Em And I can forgive, and I'm not ashamed C To be the person I am today BRIDGE: Em G C D C Em D I'm so afraid of waking, Please don't shake me Em G C D C Em D Afraid of waking, Please dont shake me CHORUS: G D Em And now that we're here, it's so far away C G All the struggle we thought was in vain D Em And all the mistakes one life contained C G They all finally start to go awayyy D Em And now that we're here, it's so far away C G And I feel like I can face the day D Em And I can forgive, and I'm not ashamed C To be the person I am today -FADE