Redemption Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]I[A][F#m]
[D]was[G] wa[A]lki[D]ng home to [G]my
house through the snow from [A]the station[D]
[F#m]When S[D]pring[G]steen came clear in my
headphones with a pertinent [A]question[D]
[F#m]Oh, is love r[D]eally[G] real,
and can any of us hope for [A]redemption?[D]
Or are we all [G]merely biding our time down,
to the lonely conclusions
[A]Dar[F#m]ling, [D]let me take [G]your hand
as I talk you through [A]this[D][F#m]
How [D]loneli[G]ness edged into
deep-seated psychosis
psychosis
[A]Lyi[D]ng away in cro[G]wded hotel rooms,
focused on [A]takers[F#m][D]
[F#m]With my feelings l[D]aid c[G]lear on the ceiling
I don't think I can do [A]this[D]
I [F#m]don't think I can do [Bm]this

[Interlude 1]
[Bm][A]
[Asus4][A][Bm]
[A][Asus4]
Well, [A]I tried

[Verse 2]
[G]so hard to not
turn into my [A]father[F#m]
If I [D]only [G]ever skip out his choices,
will I ever choose [A]better?[F#m]
[D]Oh, the sad [G]truth is,
the grass it will always seem [A]greener[F#m]
So [D]I left you [G]alone in a restaurant
in London in [A]winter[D][F#m]
You deserved bet[Bm]ter

[Verse 3]
[Bm]
[Em]Adam [A]Trask[D][A][D][A][Asus4][A]
Is on my [Bm]back
And [Em]in my ears
[A][D][A]

[Verse 4]
The sound [D]comes [G]clear and
brings the awful truth
That I can't stand what I've done to you
And it's [Em]written clear in my diary
Today should have been our anniversary
And I'm [G]far way and I'm far apart
And you're back home
with a broken heart
And [Em]love is real and I can't escape
I only ever have myself to blame
[Bm]

[Verse 5]
These [D]failures [A]shift and [Em]save me [D]in [G]the night,
[Bm]oh
Like a [D]fever [A]I can[Em]'t break
try [D]as [G]I m[Bm]ight
[D]Wake [A]me darling,
[Em]I need you [D]to take [G]me home
But I [Bm]know in the en[D]d r[A]edemption is m[Em]ine,
and [D]mine alone

[Interlude 2]
[D][G][A][F#m][D][G][A][F#m][D]

[Verse 6]
So if [D]each of [G]us is made of a tally of
mistakes [A]and successes[D]
[F#m]Then the hour i[D]n tha[G]t restaurant makes
my score less than [A]impressive[F#m]
Oh, if [D]each can [G]be redeemed by the courage
with which [A]he confesses[F#m]
So, [D]darling, [G]I miss you,
your music and your musk and [A]your kisses[D]
I don't think I [A]can do this