Tom: Am
C F C
I can’t help but be like my father
F C
But I’ve never been in a place like this before
F
To watch his eyes fill with water
C F C
To years to the day since he last saw my mother
F C
And now that he lives here alone
F
Is the love they had all but gone
C F
It’s better to have it and leave it
C F C
Then never to have it and need it at all
[Bridge]
Am C F
Is life, my love, such a bitter thing?
Am C F
Well I can’t comprehend what I’m seeing
Am C F
That this man that I hold over everything
E
Even he’s weak
[Chorus]
F C G
So tell me what you want to be, and anything you want to see
Am F
Anywhere you want to go and I’ll go with you now
C G
I’ve seen mortality bring a stronger man to his knees
Am F
And I’m not inclined to just wait around
C G Am
When we were young we could be anything that we wanted to be
F
With the world at our feet
C G
But I just want to be me
[Instrumental]
F C G Am
F C G
C E F C
E F C
[Verse 2]
F C
I can’t help but be like my father
F C
But I’ve never been in a place like this before
F C
To have my eyes fill with water
F C
To years to the day since I last saw my love
F C
And now that I’m left here alone
F C
Is the love we shared all but gone
F C
If someone loves you and leaves you
F C
Well how do you know if their love lives on?
[Bridge]
Am C F
Is life, my love, such a bitter thing?
Am C F
Well I can’t comprehend what I’m seeing
Am C F
That this man that I hold over everything
E
Even he’s weak
[Chorus]
F C G
So tell me what you want to be, and anything you want to see
Am F
Anywhere you want to go and I’ll go with you now
C G
I’ve seen mortality bring a stronger man to his knees
Am F
And I’m not inclined to just wait around
C G Am
When we were young we could be anything that we wanted to be
F
With the world at our feet
C G
But I just want to be me
[Outro]
C Em F C
C Em F
C Em F
C Em F
