Off of his new album, "Wake Up And Say Goodbye",
which was released Tuesday, Sept. 23rd, 2008.

Very lovely song, not too fast.

Chords used: Am (002210), F (133211), C (032010), and G (320033)

Standard Tuning.

Intro and verse: there is a definite strum pattern here; eighth note strums,  it goes: 
(d = down, u = up)

/ are beats (4 per measure.)

Right then, let's get this started.

INTRO:
Am/ (x02210@1)/ / / / / / F/ (133211@1)/ / C/ (x32010@1)/ / G/ (320003@1)/ / / / / /


VERSE 1:
(G)       AmGive (x02210@1)me a sign
          F (133211@1)            CGive (x32010@1)me a reason to hold on
            GI'm (320003@1)holding on
          AmWhat (x02210@1)is a life
            F (133211@1)               CA (x32010@1)series of moments all in a line
             GJust (320003@1)passing by

CHORUS: (straight down strums, four per measure)
(G)      FAnd (133211@1)so I lay here awake
           CAs (x32010@1)all the clouds fall away
           GThen (320003@1)fast asleep in your arms
        AmWake (x02210@1)up wonder where we are
       FTry (133211@1)to freeze frame the day
          CThen (x32010@1)the light starts to fade
       GI (320003@1)will scream at the sky
        Am'Til (x02210@1)we drink the oceans dry
          FAnd (133211@1)so we run

C / / / G / / / (let ring)

VERSE 2:

(G)      AmOver (x02210@1)the bridge
            F (133211@1)                 CBack (x32010@1)to the place where we were young
                   GWhat (320003@1)we could have done
             AmWhat (x02210@1)did you find
             F (133211@1)        CHere (x32010@1)we are naked under God
              GLucky (320003@1)God is blind

CHORUS:
(G)      FAnd (133211@1)so I lay here awake
           CAs (x32010@1)all the clouds fall away
           GThen (320003@1)fast asleep in your arms
        AmWake (x02210@1)up wonder where we are
       FTry (133211@1)to freeze frame the day
          CThen (x32010@1)the light starts to fade
       GI (320003@1)will scream at the sky
        Am'Til (x02210@1)we drink the oceans dry
          FAnd (133211@1)so we run
          CAnd (x32010@1)so we run
          G (320003@1)        AmAnd (x02210@1)so we run...
          FAnd (133211@1)so we run
          CAnd (x32010@1)so we run
          G(let (320003@1)ring:)
And so we run...

BRIDGE: (eighth note strum pattern)
(G)         AmGive (x02210@1)me a sign
           F (133211@1)           CGive (x32010@1)me a reason to hold on
            G(ring) (320003@1)I'm holding on

CHORUS:
(G)      FAnd (133211@1)so I lay here awake
           CAs (x32010@1)all the clouds fall away
           GThen (320003@1)fast asleep in your arms
        AmWake (x02210@1)up wonder where we are
       FTry (133211@1)to freeze frame the day
          CThen (x32010@1)the light starts to fade
       GI (320003@1)will scream at the sky
        Am'Til (x02210@1)we drink the oceans dry
          FAnd (133211@1)so we run
          CAnd (x32010@1)so we run
          G (320003@1)        AmAnd (x02210@1)so we run...
          FAnd (133211@1)so we run
          CAnd (x32010@1)so we run
          G(let (320003@1)ring:)
And so we run...

Right, it's easy! Enjoy.
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