|        | : Measure of 4-Counts
/       : Break
n.c.    : No Chord
(      ): Backing Vocals
                                         /
INTRO: F5 F5   F5 D5   Bb5  F5  D5   Bb5 C5

VERSE 1:

n.C.    F5   F5           F5   D5   
I've had many times, I can tell you,
Bb5            F5
   times when innocence,
   D5              Bb5  C5
I'd trade for compa-n - y.
   F5    F5         F5  D5   
And child-ren saw me cry-ing,
Bb5               F5              C5   C5
   I thought I'd had my share of that.
         Bb5             
But these miss you nights,
C5  C5        F5      C5
          are the longest.

VERSE 2:

        F5  F5             F5  D5   
Midnight dia-monds, stud my hea-ven,
Bb5           F5
   southward burning,
       D5                   Bb5    C5
lie the jewels that eye your pla - ce.
   F5   F5             F5   D5   
And warm winds, that em-brace me,
Bb5         F5                 C5   C5
   just as surely kissed your face.
          Bb5             
Yeah these miss you nights,
C5  C5            F5      C5
          they're the longest.

CHORUS 1:

      F5
(How I missed you),
      D5                 Bb5
how I missed you, I'm not likely to tell.
     F5        D5
I'm a man, and cold daylight,
        Bb5               C5
buys the pride I'd rather sell.
       F5
(All my secrets),
       D5            Bb5        D5  
all my secrets, are a wasted af-fair,
Bb5               F5   Bb5  F5  
   you know them well.

VERSE 3:

F5    F5        F5 D5   
Think-ing of my go-ing,
Bb5        F5        
   how to cut the thread,
   D5              G5  C5
and leave it all be-hi-nd.
       F5   F5    F5  D5        
Looking wind-ward, for my compass,
Bb5             F5           C5    C5
   I take each day as it ar-rives.
         Bb5             
But these miss you nights,
C5 C5 C5        F5      F5    
           are the longest.

CHORUS 2:

 Bb5             C5                
(Lay down), lay down all thoughts,
A5             D5    
   of your sur-render,
G5                           C5    
   it's only me who's killing time.
 Bb5             C5
(Lay down), lay down all dreams,
   A5             D5      
and themes once re-membered.
Bb5                   C5                   
   it's just the same,  this miss you game.

INTERMEZZO:

F5 F5   F5 D5   Bb5  F5  D5  Bb5 C5
F5 F5   F5 D5   Bb5  F5  C5   C5

OUTRO:
           Bb5             
Yeah, these miss you nights,
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C5  C5        F5      F5
          are the longest.