Standard tuning, CAPO 3 Intro: D5 E5 Verse 1: A5 G5 F5 If I caught the world in a bottle D5 E5 A5 G5 F5 And everything was still beneath the moon D5 E5 Without your love would it shine for me A5 G5 F5 If I was smart as Aristotle D5 E5 A5 G5 F5 And understood the rings around the moon D5 E5 What would it all matter if you loved me Chorus: D5 G5 C5 Here in your arms where the world is impossibly still A5 F5 With a million dreams to fulfill E5 And a matter of moments until the dancing ends D5 G5 C5 Here in your arms when everything seems to be clear A5 F5 Not a solitary thing would I fear E5 Except when this moment comes near the dancing?s end A5 G5 F5 If I caught the world in an hour-glass, D5 E5 A5 G5 F5 Saddled up the moon so we could ride D5 A5 F5 D5 Until the stars grew dim , until? Verse 2: A5 G5 F5 One day you?ll meet a stranger D5 E5 A5 G5 F5 And all the noise is silenced in the room D5 E5 You?ll feel that you're close to some mystery A5 G5 F5 In the moonlight and everything shatters D5 E5 A5 G5 F5 You feel as if you?ve known her all your life D5 E5 The world?s oldest lesson in history Chorus: D5 G5 C5 Here in your arms where the world is impossibly still A5 F5 With a million dreams to fulfill E5 And a matter of moments until the dancing ends D5 G5 C5 Here in your arms when everything seems to be clear A5 F5 Not a solitary thing do I fear E5 Except when this moment comes near the dancing?s end A5 G5 F5 Oh, if I caught the world in an hour-glass D5 E5 A5 G5 F5 Saddled up the moon then we would ride D5 A5 F5 D5 E5 A5 F5 D5 Until the stars grew dim , until the time that time stands still, until?