Key: A Tuning: Standard EADGBe Intro: F#m- - D-- x4 Verse 1: F#m D F#m D this is the closest F#m D F#m D to this friend that i've been F#m D F#m D i hope you find it F#m D F#m D on greener ground and bluer A D skies i hope you dont think D less of me if i'm cold C#m A i dont want to watch you go D C#m i'll cry until i can't see the A whites of your eyes D for two more years C#m D C#m for two more years Chorus 1: F#m D A E we'll be old enough to F#m D A know better young E F#m enough to pretend D this is the A E last of my letters Post chorus: F#m- - D-- Verse 2: A E D F#m E i hope i find my home A E D F#m E and i hope you're the first one in it A E D F#m E i know it won't be the same D(hold) i'll be there if you need A anything at all you want to be D run around the world with me A state your distance but D E A it's not a million miles away if this is what will E really make you happy D then i'll say that Chorus 2: F#m D A E we'll be old enough to F#m D A know better young E F#m enough to pretend D this is the A E last of my letters F#m D A Until I see you E see you again Outro: A- - A/C# - E - A(hold), A-- plucking all throughout