Chords used:

C - 332010 / 032010
Em - 022000
G - 320033 / 320003
F - 133211
Am - 002210
Bb - 113331



Intro:

C Em G C (2x)

Verse 1:

C (x32010@1)             Em (022000@1)
This town was a lovers stage 
     G (320003@1)                Cbut (x32010@1)now you can't recognise
C (x32010@1)                       Em (022000@1)            Gthe (320003@1)streetlights that are daggers to your eyes
F (133211@1)                   AmYou (x02210@1)can't find your bearings
       F (133211@1)                Cyou're (x32010@1)slipping into the ground
    F (133211@1)          Am (x02210@1)          Em (022000@1)      GThe (320003@1)scene has no colour and no sound.

Verse 2:

C (x32010@1)          EmYou (022000@1)still believe in me 
 G (320003@1)                   Cafter (x32010@1)the things I've done
 C (x32010@1)         Em (022000@1)           GYou (320003@1)fear for what we have become
F (133211@1)             AmThe (x02210@1)ground is uneven
F (133211@1)                     Cyou (x32010@1)stumble from day to day
F (133211@1)                 Am (x02210@1)      
You tread where its easy
              Em (022000@1)         
although your feet are like lead
        G (320003@1)              Fand (133211@1)you gotta get underway

Chorus:

F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)              Em (022000@1)    AmDrag (x02210@1)your heart up to the starting line
F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)                 GForget (320003@1)the ghosts that make you old before your time
F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)          Em (022000@1)   AmIts (x02210@1)too easy to get left behind
Dm (xx0231@1)               
I know you've been kicked around
    F (133211@1)                                         C (x32010@1)   Em (022000@1)  G (320003@1) Cbut (x32010@1)tie up your thoughts and lay them down on me.

Verse 3:

C (x32010@1)             Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)                 AmEach (x02210@1)heart is a paper kite blown around by the breeze
C (x32010@1)                    Em (022000@1)                GLove (320003@1)wont rest till it brings you to your knees
F (133211@1)          Am (x02210@1)  F (133211@1)                  CSome (x32010@1)find it easy, some will never even know
F (133211@1)                       AmYou (x02210@1)think youve done your journey,
           Em (022000@1)                        Gthen (320003@1)you stumble and find that theres such a long way to go

Chorus:

(F)        C (x32010@1)            Em (022000@1)     AmDrag (x02210@1)your heart up to the starting line
F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)                 GForget (320003@1)the ghosts that make you old before your time
F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)          Em (022000@1)   AmIts (x02210@1)too easy to get left behind
Dm (xx0231@1)I know you've been kicked around
FYou (133211@1)wanna be lost but now your found
Bblets (x1333x@1)take the back way into town
FDrink (133211@1)to the bad times
                   C (x32010@1)   Em (022000@1)   G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1)Lay them down on me

C Em G C

Verse 4:

C (x32010@1)           EmGirl, (022000@1)I still believe in you
         G (320003@1)             Cyour (x32010@1)too good to fall so low
C (x32010@1)                Em (022000@1)          Gwe're (320003@1)gonna find a better life I know
F (133211@1)            AmThings (x02210@1)will be clearer
F (133211@1)                  Cas (x32010@1)soon as we make a start
F (133211@1)                Amwe'll (x02210@1)be that much nearer
          Em (022000@1)                   G (320003@1)                F (133211@1)                  
we're too old to just stand here waiting to break apart

Chorus:

(F)        C (x32010@1)            Em (022000@1)     AmDrag (x02210@1)your heart up to the starting line
F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)                 GForget (320003@1)the ghosts that make you old before your time
F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)          Em (022000@1)   AmIts (x02210@1)too easy to get left behind
DmI (xx0231@1)know you've been kicked around
F (133211@1)                                             C (x32010@1)   Em (022000@1)   G (320003@1)   Cbut (x32010@1)tie up your thoughts and lay them down on me.     On me...

C (x32010@1)   Em (022000@1)   G (320003@1)   COn (x32010@1)me...