Intro G C/G G C/G D6/F# Am D6/F# Am D6/F# Verse G C/G G Been so many days of longing now Em D6/F# Why should it ever be this far Am Where I get frightened G D6/F# G C/G D6/F# I could never gather birds enough to carry 'round your heart G C/G G But I see traces of your thoughts out here Em D6/F# I see a sight; I hear a sound Am G D6/F# I only comfort in the brittleness of days when G C/G D6/F# I can hold what I just found Chorus C G D6/F# Em It's in the untired eyes of the laughing child C G D6/F# And the dirtiest sweater he owns C G Early, sun-warmed pine D6/F# Em And all those life-like sins C G D6/F# That will pull out the memories to show I'm not leavin' alone G C/G G C/G I'm not leavin' alone Back to the intro, repeat for the next verse and chorus, and that's it.