G                       Em 
My folks had left the TV on
G                                                    
I was falling in love years 
C                           G     
before I ever met someone
                          Em                          
Like a prayer you don't expect an answer, 
            C              
though you ask for one

G                           Em      
Was sure my love would come along
G                            C                          
Like some rare bird and only I 
                           
would recognize the song
Em                                G              
Like the actors I've seen on the television
         C                
with the stage lights on

G                   Em           
What I found was a gamble
G                          C    
You threw yourself in with me, 
                                    
made a cross, and you lit a candle
    Em            G                      Em              
But we were only strangers cornered in a dark room
G                          C            G      
Projecting slides of cozy lives on the wall
                         Em      
In the light I thought I saw you
         C                  
Was it nothing at all?

Em                 G       
Of everyone I ever knew
                          
I'm giving it all to you
C                          Em       
I'm asking everything in return
                           G     
and I have nothing left to lose
                             
I'll get it back through you
     C                 
I'll take your offer

G                              Em         
It's time I wake and I'm still alive
                        C      
Outlived my expiration date
                     
Imagine my surprise
Em                                   G     
It's a backwards take on The Book of Job
                                  C       
His life was a wager and mine's a joke
                       
Give him what he wants
                      
He will never know
                                    Em      
He's tired of trying to let himself go

                    G       
Of everyone I ever knew
                        
I've gotten used to you
C                                 Em    
I've grown attached to you being here
                    G     
Of everyone I ever knew
                              
I've learned to count on you
C                 
As my own fingers
Em                  G     
Of everyone I ever knew
                         
I've gotten close to you
C                                Em      
I've grown attached to you being here
                   G     
Of everyone I ever knew
                            
I've learned to count on you
C                        
As my own fingers