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Intro: C G/B Am - F - C
verse 1:
C
I come in to tuck her in
G/B
I'm so tired from where I've been
Am F C
Doing all I can to stay awake
C
As she goes on about her day
G/B
I hang on every word she says
Am F C
She reaches out and puts her hand in mine
Pre-Chorus
G
For a moment
Am F
We are here together
G Am F
And it hits me that this won't last forever
C
We can't own it
G/B Am F
We just get to hold it for a while
C
This life
C
We can't keep it
G/B Am F
Or save it for another time
C
This life
verse 2:
C
He was always there for me
G/B
Now he's fighting just to breathe
Am F C
I tell him it's ok to let go
C
As I look into his eyes
G/B
I know that this won't be the last time
Am F C
But for now, we're taking different roads
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge:
C
What we give is all we have
G/B
How we love is what will last
Am F C G
And this hope we know will carry us through
C
What we give is all we have
G/B
How we love is what will last
Am F C G
And this hope we know will carry us through
C
This life
C
What we give is all we have
G/B
How we love is what will last
Am F C G
And this hope we know will carry us through
C
This life
What we give is all we have
G/B
How we love is what will last
Am F C G
And this hope we know will carry us through
C
We can't own it
(What we give is all we have)
G/B Am F
We just get to hold it for a while
(How we love is what will last)
C
This life
(And this hope we know, and this hope we know)
C
We can't keep it
(What we give is all we have)
G/B Am F
Or save it for another time
(How we love is what will last)
C
This life
(And this hope we know, and this hope we know)
Ending:
G
We were never meant to stay
Am
So we don't have to be afraid
G C/E F
Of what is waiting on the other side
C
Of this life