Tom: Em
C G
Darling, I will be the wind behind your sails
D Em
I will be the one to tell your tails
C G
I will be the one to hold your secrets
D Em
I will be your earth when all else fails
C D
So if you're ever scared to jump before me
Em D
Take the fear off of your face
C G
'Cause I will be the one to write your story
D
And I won't forget a single page
C G D Em
But you could be the author
C G D Em
Oh, darling, you could be the author
C
Oh, darling, you could be the author
[Interlude]
G D Em
C G D
[Verse 1]
C G
I began by writing down your name
D Em
You and I will be the characters, we'll meet by the seventh page
C G
Suburban drama, picture-perfect in the frame
D Em
But by the seventh chapter things will never be the same, 'cause
C G D
Eighth grade we met, it wouldn't be the last time
Em
The suspense that I meet you in a past life
C G D
Heroes in our stories save the world like a past time
Em
But the road to happy endings ain't a fast line
C G
The Epiphany in chapter twenty-two
D Em
Recurring theme in me living life without you
C G
Some would call it tragic but it's only just the start
D Em
'Cause even faith couldn't keep them apart
[Chorus]
C G
Darling, I will be the wind behind your sails
D Em
I will be the one to tell your tails
C G
I will be the one to hold your secrets
D Em
I will be your earth when all else fails
C D
So if you're ever scared to jump before me
Em D
Take the fear off of your face
C G
'Cause I will be the one to write your story
D
And I won't forget a single page
C G D Em
But you could be the author
C G D Em
Oh, darling, you could be the author
C
Oh, darling, you could be the author
[Bridge]
C G
So follow me
D Em
Through the page, don't pray for perfection
C G
I won't be
D Em
The one to save you from all your questions
C G
I still see
D Em
That you are brave despite the scars you hide
C G
Don't turn away from the night
D
Don't you turn away from the night
[Chorus]
C G
Darling, I will be the wind behind your sails
D Em
I will be the one to tell your tails
C G
I will be the one to hold your secrets
D Em
I will be your earth when all else fails
C D
So if you're ever scared to jump before me
Em D
Take the fear off of your face
C G
'Cause I will be the one to write your story
D
And I won't forget a single page
C G D Em
But you could be the author
C G D Em
Oh, darling, you could be the author
C G D Em
Oh, darling, you could be the author
