Intro: E

C#m                                 Abm     
life is much too short to sit and wonder
 B                       C#m
who's gonna make the next move
  C#m                     E
and will slowly pull you under
  B                                 C#m
when you've always got something to prove
 A                          E
i don't want to wait a lifetime
         B  
yours or mine
         C#m
yours or mine
 A                                            
can't you see me reaching
         E
for the lifeline
     B  C#m
the lifeline
     A    E
the lifeline
     B  C#m
the lifeline
     A    E
the lifeline

C#m                  Abm
you say that i misheard you
 B                  C#m
but i think you misspoke
C#m                   E
i hear you laugh so loudly
 B                         C#m
while i patiently await the joke
 A                        E
i don't want to wait a lifetime
     B
not yours
    C#m
not mine
 A
can't you see me reaching
             E
for the lifeline
      B  C#m
the lifeline
      A    E
the lifeline
      B  C#m
the lifeline
      A
your life...

Break: 
D C B C 
D C B C
G F# F F#
G F# F F

C#m                     Abm
it's a crime with only victims
 B                      C#m
we're all laid out in a row
C#m                    E
and it's hardest to listen
 B                        C#m
to what we already should know
 A                         E
i could hold out for a lifetime
          B
yours or mine
          C#m
yours and mine
  A
can't you see me reaching
             E
for your lifeline
      B   C#m
your lifeline
     A     E
your lifeline
     B   C#m
the lifeline
     A   E
the lifeline
      B   C#m
your lifeline
      A
your life...
      B
your life...

Final: C D E