The Wake Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Bm]

[Verse 1]
[Bm]Can't change the [D]one you are
[A]Can't change the [G]one you [A]love
Lower your [D]guard
[Bm]I've made [D]a few mistakes
[A]I'll tell you [G]what it [A]takes
Under [D]the stars

[Verse 2]
[G]Have you seen the other me at [D]times?
[G]Walking on an ever looser line
[Em][F#m]

[Verse 3]
[D]Baby this is a wake
[Bm]You and I will not e[F#m]scape
As time goes [A]by

[Verse 4]
The [D]world's never been older
[Bm]Your head on my [F#m]shoulder
So close your eyes
[A][G]

[Verse 5]
[Bm]Stung by nor[D]mality
[A]Wronged by your [G]fam[A]ily
Conventions [D]aside

[Verse 6]
[Bm]Cannot change [D]the one you love
[A]From inside – or [G]from [A]above
Just hold him [D]tight

[Verse 7]
[G]Walking on [Gm]an ev[G]er looser li[D]ne
But [G]love has let me over every
[Em]time[Bm][Em][F#m][A]

[Verse 8]
[D]Baby we're on a wake
[Bm]You and I will not e[F#m]scape
Just close your [A]eyes

[Verse 9]
The [D]world's never been older
[Bm]Your head on my shoulder
[F#m][A][G][D][G][Em]
[D][A][D][G][D]
[Bm]As t[F#m]ime goes by[A]

[Verse 10]
[D]Baby this is a wake
[Bm]None of us will escape
[F#m]Who we are[A]

[Verse 11]
The [D]world's never been older
[Bm]Your head on my [F#m]shoulder

[Outro 1]
As time goes by
[A][D][Bm]
[F#m][A][D][Bm][F#m][A][G]