Standard Tuning Capo on the 1st fret Intro: A5 B5 F#5 D5 x2 A5 B5 F#5 D5 I get this feeling every year, the first days of winter A5 B5 F#5 D5 Pull out that box of souvenirs to read your old letters A5 B5 F#5 D5 In the stack of memories, found a note you left for me A5 B5 F#5 D5 It almost feels like you're still here E5 B5 I hear your voice in every word E5 D5 You told me to remember A5 E5 B5 Take each day and make it last F#5 D5 'Cause you turn around and the future is the past A5 E5 B5 Here and now is all we have F#5 D5 B5 The beginning and the end mean so little F#5 D5 What matters most is what's in the middle A5 B5 F#5 D5 A5 B5 F#5 D5 Makes me smile when I look back to every summer A5 B5 F#5 D5 You forget your birthday and just laugh; you say "It's just a number" A5 B5 F#5 D5 But Sunday afternoons, they meant so much to you A5 B5 The simple things were golden F#5 D5 You found beauty in every moment A5 E5 B5 Take each day and make it last F#5 D5 'Cause you turn around and the future is the past A5 E5 B5 Here and now is all we have F#5 D5 B5 The beginning and the end mean so little F#5 D5 What matters most is what's in the middle Instrumental part: A5 B5 A5 D5 E5 B5 The day you're born is just a start E5 B5 Your last breath is a question mark E5 B5 F#5 D5 The story of your life is in the in between A5 E5 B5 Take each day and make it last F#5 D5 'Cause you turn around and the future is the past A5 E5 B5 D5 Here and now is all we have A5 E5 B5 Take each day and make it last F#5 D5 'Cause you turn around and the future is the past A5 E5 B5 Here and now is all we have F#5 D5 B5 The beginning and the end mean so little F#5 D5 What matters most is what's in the middle A5 B5 F#5 D5 A5 B5 F#5 D5 A5 What's in the middle