Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] D#m C# F# F# B D#m C# F# F# B [Verse 1]

^D#mEver since I was young your wo^C#rd is the word that always ^F#won Worry and wake the ones you ^Blove ^D#mA phone call I'd rather not ^C#receive Please use my body while I sle^F#ep My lungs are fresh and yours to kee^Bp Kept clean and they will let you b^D#mreathe

[Pre-Chorus 1] A#m C# F# D#m (A#m) Is this the way a toy feels when its batteries run dry?

^A#m I ^C#am the watch you ^F#always wear, but ^D#myou forget to wind [Chorus] ^A#m Nobody plans to be ^C#half a world aw^F#ay at times like these, so I ^A#msat alone and ^G#waited out the ^D#mnight The best ^A#mpart of what has ^C#happened was the ^F#part I must have missed, so I'm ^A#masking you to ^G#shine it on and ^D#mstick around, I'm not writing my goodbyes

[Verse 2]

^D#mI submit no excuse I^C#f this is what I have to d^F#o I owe you every day I wa^Bke ^D#mIf I could I would shrink my^C#self And sink through your skin to your blo^F#od cells And remove whatever makes you h^Burt but I am too weak to be your c^D#mure

[Pre-Chorus 1] A#m C# F# D#m (A#m) Is this the way a toy feels when its batteries run dry?

[Bridge]

^D#mI'm ^C#not ^F#/A#letting you check ^Bout. You will ^D#mbeat this, starting ^C#now and you will ^G#always be ar^Bound^F# ^D#mI'm th^C#ere to ^F#/A#monitor your br^Beathing. I will w^D#match you while you're ^C#sleeping, I will ^G#keep you safe and s^Bound^F#

[Pre-Chorus 2]

^A#m Does anybody rem^C#ember back when ^F#you were very young? Did you ^A#mever think that ^G#you would be this ^D#mblessed?

[Chorus]

^A#m Nobody plans to be ^C#half a world aw^F#ay at times like these, so I ^A#msat alone and ^G#waited out the ^D#mnight The best ^A#mpart of what has ^C#happened was the ^F#part I must have missed, so I'm ^A#masking you to ^G#shine it on and ^D#mstick around, I'm not writing my goodbyes

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