Tom: C
C Cadd9 Em
Follow the march of the battle drum
Am
And bury the questions where they came from
F F6
Just pretend if I’m starting to regret it tomorrow
C
Killing it all
Cadd9 Em Am
Push it back down every time but still I felt it rise
F
From the trenches the stolen happy endings I chased
[Pre-Chorus]
F6 C
Cause I can’t conquer this without you, these bullets still won't get through
Em
But I’m still crashing down cause there’s more walls I need to break through
Am F
I do this to myself every time cause that’s the only way that I survivе
[Chorus]
C Em
So cover up my flaws
Am
And run when you hear my call in thе night
F
Cause lately I’ve been caught in the middle and I’m just getting older
C Em
Will you be there to stop my fall
Am
I know you’ve seen it all in my eyes
F N.C.
So break down the lies cause I know that I could never be the toy soldier
[Verse 2]
C Cadd9
I followed our path, you became my home
Em
Now artillery fire casts your shadow
Am
Through the fragments that we lost
F F6
I traded love for fame, despite the cost
C Cadd9
Oh, when did our love turn to sacrifice
Em
I try but these broken wings won’t fly
Am
Without someone to make it right
F
I’ll leave the city just to make it back tonight
[Pre-Chorus]
F6 C
Cause I can’t conquer this without you, these bullets still won't get through
Em
But I’m still crashing down cause there’s more walls I need to break through
Am F
I do this to myself every time cause that’s the only way that I survivе
[Chorus]
C Em
So cover up my flaws
Am
And run when you hear my call in thе night
F
Cause lately I’ve been caught in the middle and I’m just getting older
C Em
Will you be there to stop my fall
Am
I know you’ve seen it all in my eyes
F N.C.
So break down the lies cause I know that I could never be the toy soldier
[Bridge]
Dm C
Act your age
G
Cause the world will not change for a child with a cape
Dm C
Your savior awaits
G Dm
In the fields where you once learned that you could fly
C G Dm
Manhattan lights they spoke and they told you that all these things will come in time
C G Dm
Ships in the night, they wrote and they said that love shines auburn in the night
C G Dm
The Manhattan lights they spoke and they told you that all these things will come in time
C G
So don’t lose sight, you’ll change a life
[Chorus]
C Em
So cover up my flaws
Am
And run when you hear my call in thе night
F
Cause lately I’ve been caught in the middle and I’m just getting older
C Em
Will you be there to stop my fall
Am
I know you’ve seen it all in my eyes
F N.C.
So break down the lies cause I know that I could never be the toy soldier
