Capo 3rd Fret For the Intro and Verse place pinkie according to song in E4 string Intro: C , Em C Em Hear the sirens, hear the sirens C Em Hear the sirens, hear the circus so profound C Em I hear the sirens more and more in this here town G ( A B D) Cadd9 Em Let me catch my breath to breathe then reach across the bend G ( A B D) Cadd9 Em Just to know we’re safe, I am a grateful man G ( A B D) Cadd9 Em This light is pit, alive and I can see you clear Am C G Oh, I could take your hand, and feel your breath G D For fear that someday will be over Am C G I pull you close, so much to lose D Em Knowing that nothing lasts forever F C G I didn’t care, before you were here D Em I distant in laughter, with the everafter F C G But all things change, let this remain C Em Hear the sirens covering distance in the night C Em The sound, echoing closer, will they come for me, next time? G ( A B D) Cadd9 Em For every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan G ( A B D) Cadd9 Em To see you in the arms of another man G ( A B D) Cadd9 Em And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand Am C G D Oh, it’s a fragile thing, this life we lead, if I think too much, I can’t get over Am C G D Em When by the graves, by which we live our lives with death over our shoulders F C G D Em Want you to know, that should I go, I always loved you, held you high above too F C G I studied your face, the fear goes away. Guitar solo Em C Am Em C D Am C G D it’s a fragile thing, this life we lead, if I think too much, I can’t get over Am C G D Em When by the graves, by which we live our lives with death over our shoulders F C G D Em Want you to know, that should I go, I always loved you, held you high above too F C G D Em F I studied your face, the fear goes away, the fear goes away, the fear goes away. G D F C G D Em F - [Ah - ah] [Oh - oh] (Repeat)
