Chords used: Em, G, C

..Verse..
G (320003@1)                     EmSome (022000@1)philosophies fuel a belief in the self,
G (320003@1)                     Emconstructed (022000@1)to keep one's goods on one's own shelf.
G (320003@1)                      EmBuilt (022000@1)well you're a strong letter I,
G (320003@1)                      Emwith (022000@1)your feet on the ground and your head to the sky.
G (320003@1)                 EmNow (022000@1)and then you can bend,
              G (320003@1)        Em (022000@1)   
it's okay to lean over, lean over my way.
  C (x32010@1)                           EmYou (022000@1)fear that you can't do it all,
             Gand (320003@1)you're riiiight.
                          EmEven (022000@1) day takes relief every day
            G (320003@1)                Emfrom (022000@1)its work making light from the night.


..Chorus..
           Em (022000@1)           CWhen (x32010@1)you're holding me
     G (320003@1)               Cwe (x32010@1)make a pair of parentheses.
      Em (022000@1)               CThere's (x32010@1)plenty of space to encase
                   Gwhatever (320003@1)weird way my mind goes,
                 CI (x32010@1)know I'll be safe in these arms. (x2)

 
..Bridge..
                   G (320003@1)              CIf (x32010@1)something in the deli aisle makes you cry
    Em (022000@1)                       Cof (x32010@1)course I'll put my arm around you
                   Gand (320003@1)I'll walk you outside,
                  Cthrough (x32010@1)the sliding doors,
              Gwhy (320003@1)would I mind? (x2)


              Em (022000@1)                 GYou're (320003@1)not a baby if you feel the world.
              Em (022000@1)                   C (x32010@1)               GAll (320003@1)of the babies can feel the world. That's why they cry.


..Chorus..
           Em (022000@1)           CAnd (x32010@1)when you're holding me
     G (320003@1)               Cwe (x32010@1)make a pair of parentheses.
      Em (022000@1)               CThere's (x32010@1)plenty space to encase
                   Gwhatever (320003@1)weird way my mind goes,
                 CI (x32010@1)know I'll be safe in these arms. (x2)


..Bridge..
                   G (320003@1)              CIf (x32010@1)something in the deli aisle makes you cry
    Em (022000@1)                       Cyou (x32010@1)know I'll put my arm around you
                   Gand (320003@1)I'll walk you outside,
                  Cthrough (x32010@1)the sliding doors,
              Gwhy (320003@1)would I mind? 

              Em (022000@1)                   C (x32010@1)               GAll (320003@1)of the babies can feel the world. That's why they cry.



..Chorus..
           Em (022000@1)           CAnd (x32010@1)when you're holding me
     G (320003@1)               Cwe (x32010@1)make a pair of parentheses.
      Em (022000@1)               CThere's (x32010@1)plenty space to encase
                   Gwhatever (320003@1)weird way my mind goes,
                 CI (x32010@1)know I'll be safe in these arms. (x2)