Tone: [Abm]
Verse 1:
[Abm]Down by the water, [B]under the willow
[Db]Sits a lone ranger, [Ebm]minding the willow
[Abm]He and his wife, once l[B]lived [Abm]happily
[Db]Planted a seed, that[Ebm]that grew through the reeds
[E]Summers and
winters, through [B]snowy Decembers
[Ebm]Sat by the water [Abm]close to the embers
[E]Missing out the lives that
t[B]they once had [Ebm]before [Gb]
Chorus:
I WOULDN'T L[E]LEAVE YOU
I WOULD [B]HOLD YOU
WHEN THE [Gb]LAST DAY C[Dbm]COMES
WHAT IF YOU [E]NEED ME
WON'T YOU [B]HOLD ME
ON THE [Ebm]LAST DAY, O[Abm]OUR LAST[Dbm]LAST DAY
Verse 2:
[Abm]Mr. & Mrs., dreamed[B]dreamed of a willow
[Db]Carving their names,[Ebm]names, into their willow
[Abm]If he had spoken, love [B]would[Abm]would return
[Db]spoken inside, too s[Ebm]soft to be heard
[E]Summers and winters,
through [B]snowy Decembers
[Ebm]Sat by the water,[Abm]water, remembering embers
[E]Missing out the lives that
t[B]they once had [Ebm]before [Gb]
Chorus:
I WOULDN'T L[E]LEAVE YOU
I WOULD [B]HOLD YOU
WHEN THE [Gb]LAST DAY C[Dbm]COMES
WHAT IF YOU [E]NEED ME
WON'T YOU [B]HOLD ME
ON THE [Ebm]LAST DAY, O[Abm]OUR LAST[Dbm]LAST DAY
[E]AHH[Abm]HHH,[Gb] AH[B]HHH[Dbm]H...
[E]AHH[Abm]HHH,[Eb] AH[Dbm]HHHH...
[B]Somewhere the timing will all come[Gb]come together
The [B]mishaps will turn into su[Gb]sunny Decembers
The l[E]overs will be[Gb] able to f[Abm]
ind their willow[Ebm] [Dbm]
Chorus: -quietly single strum chords-
[Gb]I WOULDN'T LEAV[E]LEAVE YOU
I WOULD [B]HOLD YOU
WHEN THE [Gb]LAST DAY C[Dbm]COMES
-Loud-
[Gb]I WOULDN'T L[E]LEAVE YOU
I WOULD [B]HOLD YOU
WHEN THE [Gb]LAST DAY C[Dbm]COMES
WHAT IF YOU [E]NEED ME
WON'T YOU [B]HOLD ME
ON THE [Ebm]LAST DAY, O[Abm]OUR LAST[Dbm]LAST DAY
WHAT IF YOU [E]NEED ME
WON’T YOU [B]HOLD ME
ON THE [Ebm]LAST DAY, O[Abm]OUR LAST[Dbm]LAST DAY
[E]AHH[Abm]HHH,[Gb] AH[B]HHH[Dbm]H...
[E]AHH[Abm]HHH,[Eb] AH[Dbm]HHHH...