Key: D major
Verse 1
G
Bb
I wrote the tale in which I dwell,
G
A
I know precisely how it ends.
But I don't believe I have the strength
to see it through again.
G
Bb
A
The tide that pulls me down is
F#
D
stronger than before.
A
Bb
A
I only swam in one direction,
Bb
A
wished to swim no more.
G
C
Bb
A
I always thought of you as someone
I could call in an emergency.
G
A
With every pal I had,
Bb
D
and with every pal I never had.
so just rolling overboard.
When I put my trust in them,
G
D
as I put my trust in you.
And every ship adrift for you,
G
A
Ab
B
And hold me from what I may do,
D
Bm
Bb
A
Am
A
To myself in spite of you.
G
A
G
And tender was our fine defeat,
And splendid our declining foe,
D
A
My eyes were blind to the old,
A
Eb
A
G
A
Now help me to my feet, young man,
A
Bb
A
I only ask for one reason,
Bb
D
I wish to see no more
A
G
A
G
I called you, did you call me?
A
Bb
A
I always thought of you as someone
D
G
I could call in an emergency
G
D
C
Bb
A
D
I was always someone you could lie to,
A
G
in an emergency.
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TunerE A D G B E
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