H[E]ands in line, arms close to my[G#m] side[G#m7]
I'm fighting tid[C#m]tides of an ocean's undertows [B]
And I figure I might[A]might not make it
I[E]I'm taking empty, but seldom speaki[G#m]speaking [G#m7]
And the words retreat, [C#m]yeah they breathin' histories still at ease [B]
and the stories untold, a[A]and my arms unfold [E]
My hands are high [G#m] [G#m7]
And I'm holding out, I'm [C#m7]holding on
And I figure that I, fig[B]figure that I just m[A]might make it
And I'm [E]waking empty but seldom sleeping [G#m] [G#m7]
And the words repeat, bre[C#m]breathing histories into stories untold [B]
brrrrr I, [A] I un[E]fold[G#m], oo[G#m7]oh
see now, my quality is wh[C#m7]what you see now in the corner of your eye, say [G#m7]
and do[C#m7]don't be surprised if you hear the bells ring, they form from the [G#m7]sky
they sound bong, [C#m7]bong, bong, bong bah-dah, eyeah yeah yea[G#m7]yeah
ah, brrra da bong[C#m7]bong, bong, bong, bong bad-dah , eyeah yeah [G#m7]yeah,
brrraaa oh my my, oh-[B]oh-whoa oh-whoa
h[A]high ah na ni, and I'm always holding up, and I hold..[C#m7]hold...and I'm [G#m7]holdin' out this time
because I figure that I, just [B]figure that I just make [A]it.
A[E]And I'm waking empty but seldom sleeping [G#m] [G#m7]
And the words repeat, brea[C#m7]breathing histories into stories untold - brrrr I, I un[B]unfold [A] [E]