A                  E
Here we are, far beyond the distant sky
F#m                                          E
I’ve seen all the world and how the story will be over
A                            E
Through the snow and tainted mountains we have climbed
F#m                                        E
Now we have found the light that guides us over
D                              F#m               E
Through the falling rain we’ve travelled far and wide
D                                  F#m                 E
And through the blackest darkness, stars above shining bright

A                          E
Through the sun and winter rain will fall
F#m                                     E
All our lives we all were waiting for a sign to call
A                             E
We’re walking hand in hand in dreams of endless time
F#m                                     E
How do we know when we will leave this life behind?

D                     A
Stare at life through eyes of mine
F#m                    E
The hate, the fear and the pain
A                      F#m
There’s a feeling held deep inside
D                   E
When life you live is in vain

(Life you live is in vain)

A   E             D               E
Fly away down the lonely roads of yesterday
A                 E                Bm            E
We close our eyes to see the light of brighter days
A        D                   E              F#m
And all alone we’ll be where time can never heal
D               E             A
With the trail of broken hearts flying free

A                       E
Once again we walk this lonely road
F#m                                   E
There are times that we were wading through the rain and cold
A                         E
We’re lost in memories of what we left behind
F#m                                     E
Relive the dreams, the endless screams of pain inside

D                     A
Lives are filled with emptiness
F#m                E
The fear returns once again
A                    F#m
Searching endlessly, now we will see
D                      E
Drown your mind in the pain

(Drown your mind in the pain)

A   E             D               E
Fly away down the lonely roads of yesterday
A                 E                Bm            E
We close our eyes to see the light of brighter days
A        D                   E              F#m
And all alone we’ll be where time can never heal
D               E             A       F#m
With the trail of broken hearts flying free

D                                           E
The last temptation will be all that’s left for me
C#         C# (s)/ D*
When I see those tears you cry
Eb           Eb /  E*
When I hear those lies you lie
F*                 F#*   E*   \      D*
When I feel all creation now falling down on me
A*  \       F#m   \   E
Is this the reason to be?

Solos:

{A E F#m E} (x2) {D A E
D A F#m E} (x2)

{C# C# s/D*} {Eb Eb s/E*}
F* s/F#* s\ E* s\ D* A* F#m E}

A   E             D               E
Fly away down the lonely roads of yesterday
A                 E                Bm            E
We close our eyes to see the light of brighter days
A        D                   E              F#m
And all alone we’ll be where time can never heal
D               E             A     F#m
With the trail of broken hearts flying free
D               E             A
The trail of broken hearts flying free

Chords key :

D*  Eb  E*  F*   F#*  A*

E: X   X   X   X    X    5
A: 5   6   7   8    9    7
D: 7   8   9   10   11   7
G: 7   8   9   10   11   6
B: 7   8   9   10   11   5
e: 5   6   7   8    9    5

s/ = slide up
s\ = slide down
{} = section deviders (just for easier visualisation)

Em7           D     Cadd9
Never opened myself this way
Em7               D    Cadd9
Life is ours, we live it our way
Em7            D       Cadd9
All these words I don’t just say
G   Am         Em7
And nothing else matters

Em7             D           Cadd9
Trust and seek and I find in you
Em7         D           Cadd9
Every day for us something new
Em7        D        Cadd9
Open mind for a different view
G   Am         Em7
And nothing else matters

C    Am
D              C    Am
Never cared for what they do
D              C    Am
Never cared for what they know
D      Em7
But I know

D     Cadd9
So close no matter how far
Em7              D           Cadd9
Couldn’t be much more from the heart
Em7         D    Cadd9
Forever trusting who we are
G   Am         Em7
And nothing else matters

C    Am
D              C    Am
Never cared for what they do
D              C    Am
Never cared for what they know
D     Em7
But I know

D         Cadd9
Never opened myself this way
Em7             D    Cadd9
Life is ours, we live it our way
Em7            D    Cadd9
All these words I don’t just say
G   Am         Em7
And nothing else matters

Em7           D       Cadd9
Trust I seek and I find in you
Em7         D       Cadd9
Every day for us something new
Em7        D      Cadd9
Open mind for a different view
G   Am         Em7
And nothing else matters

C    Am
D              C    Am
Never cared for what they say
D               C    Am
Never cared for games they play
D              C    Am
Never cared for what they do
D              C    Am
Never cared for what they know
D     Em7
And I know

Em7           D      Cadd9
So close no matter how far
Em7              D           Cadd9
Couldn’t be much more from the heart
Em7         D    Cadd9
Forever trusting who we are
G     Am    Em7
No nothing else matters

Key Chord :

Am    x02210
C    x32010
Cadd9   x32033
D       xx0232
Em7     022003
G    320033

F        C             Dm                 Am
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
B                F            C
Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find
F          C           Dm                 Am
While I recall all the words you spoke to me
B                  F
Can’t help but wish that I was there
C
Back where I’d love to be, oh yeah

F    C       Dm          C
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
B                      F
to hold her when I’m not around,
C
when I’m much too far away
F        C         Dm           C
We all need that person who can be true to you
B               F
But I left her when I found her
C
And now I wish I’d stayed
B             C
’Cause I’m lonely and I’m tired
*          Dm  C  B
I’m missing you again oh no
F
Once again

F                C          Dm              Am
There’s nothing here for me on this barren road
B                         F
There’s no one here while the city sleeps
C
and all the shops are closed
F               C            Dm                 Am
Can’t help but think of the times I’ve had with you
B                 F              C
Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah

F    C        Dm           C
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
B                        F
to hold her when I’m not around,
C
when I’m much too far away
F      C         Dm             C
We all need that person who can be true to you
B               F
I left her when I found her
C
And now I wish I’d stayed
B              C
’Cause I’m lonely and I’m tired
*         Dm   C  B
I’m missing you again oh no
F
Once again

Dm     *     B               F
Some search, never finding a way
Dm      *  B             F
Before long, they waste away
Dm      *  B                       F
I found you, something told me to stay
Dm   * B               F
I gave in, to selfish ways
Gm                         C
And how I miss someone to hold

when hope begins to fade…

F         C             Dm                 Am
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
B               F            C
Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find

F     C      Dm            C
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is
B                F
to hold her when I’m not around,
C
when I’m much too far away
F      C        Dm             C
We all need the person who can be true to you
B             F
I left her when I found her
C
And now I wish I’d stayed
B              C
’Cause I’m lonely and I’m tired
*        Dm  C  B
I’m missing you again oh no
F
Once again

key :

* = x 4 7 6 x x

INTRO:
E — A
C#m — B –A

VERSE:

C#
this romeo is bleeding
B
but you can’t see his blood
A
it’s nothing but some feelings
C#              B
that this old dog kicked up

C#
it’s been raining since you left me
B
now I’m drowning in the flood
A
you see I’ve always been a fighter
B               A-B-C#
but without you I give up

C#
now I can’t sing a love song
B
like the way it’s meant to be
A
well, I guess I’m not that good anymore
B                 A-B
but baby, that’s just me

CHORUS:
E             B
yeah, I will love you
A      C#m   B
baby – Always
E               B                   A
and I’ll be there forever and a day -
C#m   B
Always
E
I’ll be there till the stars don’t shine
B
till the heavens burst and

the words don’t rhyme
A
and I know when I die, you’ll be on my mind
B
and I’ll love you
A-B-C#
Always

C#
now you’re pictures that you left behind
B
are just memories of a different life
A
some that made us laugh, some that made us cry
C#                B
one that made you have to say goodbye
C#
what I’d give to run my fingers through your hair
B
to touch your lips, to hold you near
A
when you say your prayers try to understand
B                     A-B-C#
I’ve made mistakes, I’m just a man

C#
when he holds you close, when he pulls you near
B
when he says the words you’ve been needing to hear
A
I’ll wish I was him `cause those words are mine
B                 A-B
to say to you till the end of time

E            B           A
yeah, I will love you baby
C#m   B
Always
E                   B               A
and I’ll be there forever and a day -
C#m   B
Always
D                  G
if you told me to cry for you
A     B
I could
G         A
if you told me to die for you
B
I would
A           G
take a look at my face
A
there’s no price I won’t pay

to say these words to you

-SOLO-

INT :
E – B – A — C#m -B
E – B – A – B – A – B – A

A
well, there ain’t no luck

in these loaded dice
B
but baby if you give me just one more try
A
we can pack up our old dreams

and our old lives
B
we’ll find a place where the sun still shines

E             B
yeah, I will love you
A      C#m   B
baby – Always
E               B                   A
and I’ll be there forever and a day -
C#m   B
Always
E
I’ll be there till the stars don’t shine
B
till the heavens burst and

the words don’t rhyme
A
and I know when I die, you’ll be on my mind
B
and I’ll love you
A-B-C#
Always

C    (x32010)
G    (3×0033)
G2    (355433)
Am    (x02210)
E    (022100)
F    (x33211)
F2    (133211)
Fm    (x33111)
G#/E    (4×2100)

Intro
—–
[Piano part arranged for guitar]

C     F    C    F

Verse 1
——-
C               G            Am
Slip inside the eye of your mind
E                F
Don’t you know you might find
G                     C      Am G
A better place to play
C             G            Am
You said that you’d never been
E                   F
But all the things that you’ve seen
G               C     Am G
Slowly fade away

Pre-Chorus
———-
F            Fm           C
So I start a revolution from my bed
F                 Fm            C
Cos you said the brains I had went to my head
F                 Fm              C
Step outside, the summertime’s in bloom
G
Stand up beside the fireplace
G#/E
Take that look from off your face
Am             G2            F2              G2
Cos you ain’t ever gonna burn my heart ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut

Chorus
——
C  G         Am        E              F
So Sally can wait, she knows it’s too late
G          C   Am G
as she’s walking on by
C    G        Am  E                F             G
Her soul slides away,   but don’t look back in anger
C     G    Am    E    F    G     C     Am G
I heard you say

Verse 2
——-
[same chords are used as in verse 1]

Take me to the place where you go
Where nobody knows, if it’s night or day
Please don’t put your life in the hands
of a rock and roll band, who’ll throw it all away

Pre-Chorus
———-
[same chords as first pre-chorus]

Gonna start a revolution from my bed
Cos you said the brains I had went to my head
Step outside, the summertime’s in bloom
Stand up beside the fireplace
Take that look from of your face
Cos you ain’t never gonna burn my heart out

Chorus again:
————-
So sally can wait, she knows it’s too late
as she’s walking on by
Her soul slides away, but don’t look back in anger
I heard you say

Guitar Solo
———–
[solo played over the chords from the pre-chorus]

[Chorus again]

[Chorus again] but this time the song ends with:

C        G        Am
Her soul slides away   [long pause]

[sing the following parts moderately slow and play the guitar slowly one
time]
F
But don’t look back in anger
Fm
Don’t look back in anger  [pause]
C    G   Am   E   F   G             C
I heard you say                 least not today

Verse:
D                                    A                             Bm
I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
G                   D                  Em
Watch you smile while you are sleeping while your far away
A
dreaming
D          A           Bm
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
G         D      Em   A
I could stay lost in this moment forever
A        G           D    A
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure

Chorus:
D                 A
I don’t want to close my eyes

Em                                            Bm
I don’t want to fall asleep ’cause I’d miss you baby

G              D
and I don’t want to miss a thing

D                A
’cause even when I dream of you

Em                            Bm
the sweetest dream will never do I’d still miss you baby

G             D       A     Em
and I don’t want to miss a thing

Verse2:
D            A            Bm
Lyin close to you feeling your heart beating
G              D
and I’m wonderin what you’re dreaming
Em           A
wonderin if it’s me you’re seein
D          A              Bm
Then I kiss your eyes and thank God we’re together
A      D              A
I just want to stay with you in this moment forever

forever and ever

Chorus:
D            A
I don’t want to close my eyes

Em                                Bm
I don’t want to fall asleep ’cause I’d miss you baby

G             D
and I don’t want to miss a thing

D                 A
’cause even when I dream of you

Em                            Bm
the sweetest dream will never do I’d still miss you baby

G             D
and I don’t want to miss a thing

Verse3:
D        C
I don’t want to miss one smile
G
I don’t want to miss one kiss
Dm                F
I just want to be with you right here with you just like this
C
I just want to hold you close
G
feel your heart so close to mine
Dm                      A
and just stay here in this moment for all the rest of time

yeah, yeah, yeah…..

Chorus: Repeat twice then fade to end

Intro

G  B  C  G7* D  (x 2)

G                       B             C
Made a meal and threw it up on Sunday I’ve
G7*                    D
Gotta lot of things to learn
G                        B
Said I would and I’ll be leaving one day -
C               G7*       D
Before my heart starts to burn

D  Dsus4   D

[Bridge]
C                         D
So what’s the matter with you?
G       G/F#      Em
Sing me something new… don’t you know
A
The cold and wind and rain don’t know
C                             D
They only seem to come and go away
D      Dsus4      D

D     Dsus4       D

[Chorus]
G        D             Am                      C F D G
Stand by me – nobody knows the way it’s gonna be
G        D             Am                      C F D G
Stand by me – nobody knows the way it’s gonna be
G        D             Am
Stand by me – nobody knows (Nobody knows)
C      D  (2nd time, go to Outro)
Nobody knows…
C      D
Yeah, nobody knows…
D                  G
The way it’s gonna be

G                          B
If you’re leaving will you take me with you
C            G7*          D
I’m tired of talking on my phone
G                        B
There is one thing I can never give you
C               G7*     D
My heart can never be your home

D  Dsus4   D

[Bridge]
C                         D
So what’s the matter with you?
G       G/F#      Em
Sing me something new.. don’t you know
A
The cold and wind and rain don’t know
C                             D
They only seem to come and go away
D      Dsus4      D

D     Dsus4       D

[Chorus]
G        D             Am                      C F D G
Stand by me – nobody knows the way it’s gonna be
G        D             Am                      C F D G
Stand by me – nobody knows the way it’s gonna be
G        D             Am
Stand by me – nobody knows (Nobody knows)
C      D
Yeah, nobody knows…
C      D
Yeah, nobody knows…
D                  G
The way it’s gonna be

[Outro]
D                  Em    D   C
The way it’s gonna be….
C                  Em    D   C
The way it’s gonna be…
C          Em    D    C
Maybe I can see yeah….

[Bridge 2]
C
Don’t you know
A
The cold and wind and rain don’t know
C                             D
They only seem to come and go away
D      Dsus4      D

D      Dsus4       D

[Chorus]
G        D             Am                     C F D G
Stand by me – nobody knows the way it’s gonna be
G        D             Am
Stand by me – nobody knows (Nobody knows)
C               D
Yeah, nobody knows…(Nobody Knows)

D                  G                 (End on the G)
The way it’s gonna be