Tom: A5 A5 Be still my beating heart It would be better to be cool It's not time to be open just yet A lesson once learned is so hard to forget Be still my beating heart Or I'll be taken for a fool It's not healthy to run at this pace The blood runs so red to my face D5 E5 I've been to every single book I know F5 D5 G5 To soothe the thoughts that plague me so D5 E5 I sink like a stone that's been thrown in the ocean F5 G5 My logic has drowned in a sea of emotion D5 E5 Stop before you start A5 Be still my beating heart Be still my beating heart You must learn to stand your ground It's not healthy to run at this pace The blood runs so red to my face D5 E5 I've been to every single book I know F5 D5 G5 To soothe the thoughts that plague me so D5 E5 F5 G5 D5 E5 Stop before you start A5 Be still my beating heart C5 Never to be wrong A5 F5 Never to make promises that break C5 It's like singing in the wind A5 F5 Or writing on the surface of a lake A5 And I wriggle like a fish caught on dry land D5 Struggle to avoid any help at hand D5 E5 I sink like a stone that's been thrown in the ocean F5 G5 My logic has drowned in a sea of emotion D5 Stop before you start E5 A5 Be still my beating heart