|        | : Measure of 4-Counts
/       : Break
n.c.    : No Chord
(      ): Backing Vocals
                                         /
INTRO: F9 F   F9 Dm   Bb  F  Dm   Bb C

VERSE 1:

n.C.    F9   F           F9   Dm   
I've had many times, I can tell you,
Bb            F
   times when innocence,
   Dm              Bb  C
I'd trade for compa-n - y.
   F9    F         F9  Dm   
And child-ren saw me cry-ing,
Bb               F              C   C7
   I thought I'd had my share of that.
         Bb             
But these miss you nights,
C4  C7        F      C
          are the longest.

VERSE 2:

        F9  F             F9  Dm   
Midnight dia-monds, stud my hea-ven,
Bb           F
   southward burning,
       Dm                   Bb    C
lie the jewels that eye your pla - ce.
   F9   F             F9   Dm   
And warm winds, that em-brace me,
Bb         F                 C   C7
   just as surely kissed your face.
          Bb             
Yeah these miss you nights,
C4  C7            F      C
          they're the longest.

CHORUS 1:

      F
(How I missed you),
      Dm                 Bb
how I missed you, I'm not likely to tell.
     F        Dm
I'm a man, and cold daylight,
        Bb               C
buys the pride I'd rather sell.
       F
(All my secrets),
       Dm            Bb        Dm  
all my secrets, are a wasted af-fair,
Bb               F   Bb  F  
   you know them well.

VERSE 3:

F9    F        F9 Dm   
Think-ing of my go-ing,
Bb        F        
   how to cut the thread,
   Dm              Gm  C
and leave it all be-hi-nd.
       F9   F    F9  Dm        
Looking wind-ward, for my compass,
Bb             F           C    C7
   I take each day as it ar-rives.
         Bb             
But these miss you nights,
C C4 C7        F      F7    
           are the longest.

CHORUS 2:

 Bb             C                
(Lay down), lay down all thoughts,
Am             Dm    
   of your sur-render,
Gm                           C    
   it's only me who's killing time.
 Bb             C
(Lay down), lay down all dreams,
   Am             Dm      
and themes once re-membered.
Bb                   C                   
   it's just the same,  this miss you game.

INTERMEZZO:

F9 F   F9 Dm   Bb  F  Dm  Bb C
F9 F   F9 Dm   Bb  F  C   C7

OUTRO:
           Bb             
Yeah, these miss you nights,
                          /
C4  C7        F      F
          are the longest.