Key: C# | Capo: 1
Intro: C G/B Am - F - C
Verse 1:
[C]I come in to tuck her in
[G/B]I'm so tired from where I've been
[Am]Doing all I c[F]an to stay a[C]wake
[C]As she goes on about her day
I [G/B]hang on every word she says
She [Am]reaches out and [F]puts her hand in m[C]ine
Pre-chorus:
For a m[G]oment
[Am]We are here tog[F]ether
And it [G]hits me that [Am]this won't last for[F]ever
Chorus:
[C]We can't own it
[G/B]We just get to hold it for a wh[Am]ile [F]
This l[C]ife
[C]We can't keep it
Or [G/B]save it for another t[Am]ime[F]
This l[C]ife
Verse 2:
[C]He was always there for me
[G/B]Now he's fighting just to breathe
I [Am]tell him it's ok[F] to let g[C]o
[C]As I look into his eyes
I [G/B]know that this won't be the last time
[Am]But for now, we're [F]taking different r[C]oads
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge:
[C] What we give is all we have
[G/B] How we love is what will last
[Am] And this h[F]ope we know will [C]carry us throu[G]gh
[C] What we give is all we have
[G/B] How we love is what will last
[Am] And this h[F]ope we know will [C]carry us throu[G]gh
This l[C]ife
[C] What we give is all we have
[G/B] How we love is what will last
[Am] And this h[F]ope we know will [C]carry us throu[G]gh
This l[C]ife
What we give is all we have
[G/B] How we love is what will last
[Am] And this h[F]ope we know will [C]carry us throu[G]gh
Chorus:
[C]We can't own it
(What we give is all we have)
[G/B]We just get to hold it for a wh[Am]ile [F]
(How we love is what will last)
This l[C]ife
(And this hope we know, and this hope we know)
[C]We can't keep it
(What we give is all we have)
Or [G/B]save it for another t[Am]ime[F]
(How we love is what will last)
This l[C]ife
(And this hope we know, and this hope we know)
Ending:
We were n[G]ever meant to stay
So we don't [Am]have to be afraid
Of what is wa[G]iting [C/E]on the other s[F]ide
Of this l[C]ife
Intro: C G/B Am - F - C
Verse 1:
[C]I come in to tuck her in
[G/B]I'm so tired from where I've been
[Am]Doing all I c[F]an to stay a[C]wake
[C]As she goes on about her day
I [G/B]hang on every word she says
She [Am]reaches out and [F]puts her hand in m[C]ine
Pre-chorus:
For a m[G]oment
[Am]We are here tog[F]ether
And it [G]hits me that [Am]this won't last for[F]ever
Chorus:
[C]We can't own it
[G/B]We just get to hold it for a wh[Am]ile [F]
This l[C]ife
[C]We can't keep it
Or [G/B]save it for another t[Am]ime[F]
This l[C]ife
Verse 2:
[C]He was always there for me
[G/B]Now he's fighting just to breathe
I [Am]tell him it's ok[F] to let g[C]o
[C]As I look into his eyes
I [G/B]know that this won't be the last time
[Am]But for now, we're [F]taking different r[C]oads
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge:
[C] What we give is all we have
[G/B] How we love is what will last
[Am] And this h[F]ope we know will [C]carry us throu[G]gh
[C] What we give is all we have
[G/B] How we love is what will last
[Am] And this h[F]ope we know will [C]carry us throu[G]gh
This l[C]ife
[C] What we give is all we have
[G/B] How we love is what will last
[Am] And this h[F]ope we know will [C]carry us throu[G]gh
This l[C]ife
What we give is all we have
[G/B] How we love is what will last
[Am] And this h[F]ope we know will [C]carry us throu[G]gh
Chorus:
[C]We can't own it
(What we give is all we have)
[G/B]We just get to hold it for a wh[Am]ile [F]
(How we love is what will last)
This l[C]ife
(And this hope we know, and this hope we know)
[C]We can't keep it
(What we give is all we have)
Or [G/B]save it for another t[Am]ime[F]
(How we love is what will last)
This l[C]ife
(And this hope we know, and this hope we know)
Ending:
We were n[G]ever meant to stay
So we don't [Am]have to be afraid
Of what is wa[G]iting [C/E]on the other s[F]ide
Of this l[C]ife
