Em  D/G      D9 Em9      Em/A      D/A      C      G D/C      Am  (Just piano first time)
       Em      D/G      D9      Em
I       Love the time and       in between,             The       calm inside me
       D/G      D9      Em9
in the space where       I can breath      e.      I believe       there is a
       Em      D/G      D9      Em
       distance I have       wandered to       touch up no the ye      ars of
       Em      G      D9
       Reaching out      ,   and re      aching in
       Em      G      D      C
         Holdin      g out,        Holdin      g in.
(acoustic guitar comes in on 1st Am7)
       Am7      D      Em9      Em/A      D/A      Am7      D
         I          believe       this is Hea      ven         to         no one else       but me.
       Em9      Em/A      D/A      Am7      D
         And I'll de      fend it       long as         I        can be
       Em      D      Am7
       Left here to       linger in si      lence
       D      Am7      D
If I choos      e to would you try       to understand?       
       Em      D/G      D      C
I       know this love is       passing time,        passing through like li      quid
       Em      G      D/C
           I'm       drunk in my desire       
       C      Em      G
       But I       love the way you       smile at me,
       D      C
I       love the way your hand      s reach out and
       Em      G
          Hold       me near.
       D      C      G      D      C
         I        bel      ieve          I       
       Am      D      Em      Am      D      Em
         I         believe         this is heaven to       no one else       but me,       
       Am      D
And I'll defend it long as         I        can be
       Em      Am
       Left here to linger in s      ilence,
       D      Am
If I choose       to would you tr      y to understand?
       Em      D/G      D      C
       Oh, the       quiet child       awaits the day when she       can break free
       Em      G      D      D/C      C
         the mold that       clings like desper      ation.              
       Em      G
       Mother can't you       see I've got to
       D      C      Em      G
       live my life the way I       feel is         right       for me
       D      C
         Might not be rig      ht for you, but its
       G      D      C      Am
         Right        for me,       oh.       
       D      Em      Am      D
I         believe         this is Heaven to       no one else        but me.
       Em      Am      D
         And I'll defend it long as        I        can be
       Em      Am
       Left here to linger in si      lence
       D      Am      D
If I ch      oose to would you t      ry to understa      nd?
       Am      D      Am      D
       I would like to lin      ger here in s      ilence if I ch      oose to,
       Am      D
Would you u      nderstand       it?