The wake (video)

Am ~ ~

Am C G F

1. Can’t change the one you are, can’t change the one you’d love,

G C

lower your guard,

Am C G F

I’ve made a few mistakes, I’ll tell you what it takes,

G C

under the stars.

F C

Have you seen the other me at times,

F Am - G

walking on an ever looser li........ne ?

C Am - Em G

Baby, this is a wake, you and I will not escape, as time goes by.

C Am

The world’s never been older, your head on my shoulder,

Em G

so close your eyes.

+ F ~

Am C G F

2. Stung by normality, wronged by your family,

G C

conventions aside,

Am C G F

cannot change the one you love, from inside or from above,

G C

just hold him tight.

F C

Walking on an ever looser line,

F Am - G

but love has let me over every time.

C Am

Baby, we’re on a wake, you and I will not escape,

Em G

just close your eyes.

C Am

The world’s never been older, your head on my shoulder,

Em G

as time goes by.

+ F - C - F - C - G - F

C Am

+ The world’s never been older, your head on my shoulder,

Em G

as time goes by !

C Am - Em G

Baby, this is a wake, none of us will escape, who we are.

C Am

The world’s never been older, your head on my shoulder,

Em G

as time goes by.

+ C - Am - Em - G (2x) - F

(orig. = capo 2nd) (A-ha)