Key: D major
Intro 1
D
F#m
Verse 1
Where the trees arc slow,
Marble stairwells, waterfalls,
egrets' heads and open arms
the scene is set to peak
Verse 2
In a Western World,
far from the things she knows
the books of Rilke, orchestras
the soul is set to gain
Verse 3
He reasons for a look, then a glance
From the page of a book, to
a perch in the grass
She tiptoes from the path,
Where she dared, to be asked
Verse 4
A
Bm
And if you let me know
G
D
I won't be alone, I won't be alone
G
Bm
to talk to
G
D
A
I won't doubt you
G
Bm
And if I let you know
G
D
I won't be alone, I won't be alone
A
D
Bm
And if you, as if you start to fall
G
D
I'll be here to catch you
Verse 5
Motioning forward, she replies,
"I know my lines,
and there's a lot less space and a little bit of time"
Bm
G
"I know the play, it's fine"
"will you walk close to me?"
"I know my mind,
and there's a lot less space and a little bit of time"
Bm
G
A
"I know the way, it's fine"
Verse 6
G
Bm
And if you let me know
G
D
I won't be alone, I won't be alone
A
G
And if you have the time to talk
Bm
G
D
to
A
I won't doubt you
G
D
I won't be alone, I won't be alone
G
Bm
G
I'll be here to catch you
D
Interlude 1
F#m
D
Bm
G
D
Verse 7
Bm
D
May never get a chance like this
And she knows he's wasting time
G
D
Even though she knows the lines
She's taking time,
May never have a chance
Bm
D
like this
And he knows she takes her time
And he keeps along her side
Bm
G
All hopes to keep along her side
Verse 8
He reasons for a look, then a glance
From the page of a book,
She tiptoes from the path,
Where she dared, to be asked
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