[VERSE 1]
[D]well it's been a year since [A]I
crossed my heart and watched you [Em7]die
different ways to say good[G]bye
filled the cracks in silent [D]nights
[D]with deep pockets in my [A]eyes
i count the ways he's still [Em7]alive
they're just brightly shining [G]lies
and i can't stop, i can't [D]cry
[A] [Em7] [G] [D]
[VERSE 2]
[D]well it's been a year since [A]we
poured the ashes near a [Em7]tree
in the Brooklyn park where [G]he
ate his lunches as a [D]boy
[D]living life on hands and [A]knees
crawling towards that final [Em7]scene
was i grateful? was i [G]mean?
and did i bring him [D]joy?
[A] [Em7] [G] [D]
[VERSE 3]
[D]well i never thought that [A]i'd
cross my heart and hope you'd [Em7]die
but i cannot live a [G]lie
i just wanted you to have your [D]pride
[D]you lost your life but not the [A]fight
your body flickered half as [Em7]bright
and i said one last [G]"goodnight"
and watched it all fade to [D]white
[BRIDGE]
[D] [A] [Bm] [F#]
[G#m]am i ok? am i al[E]right?
do i still cry when it feels rig[B]ht?
these answers drip off tips of t[F#]ongues
they stain my lips and they fill my [G#m]lungs
[G#m]does it seem real that he's [E]gone?
do i feel like writing [B]songs?
they say there is no right or [F#]wrong
the days burn bright, the nights are [G#m]long
[G#m]i had to tell him he could [E]go
that i'd be alright, but i didn't [B]know
they say that's what you have to [F#]do
that it helps them to pass [G#m]through
[G#m]reading pamphlets in the [E]snow
things i didn't want to [B]know
the priests and doctors they all [F#]loom
and now he'll never leave this [G#m]room
[G#m]all i know is one day [E]i
was no longer someone's [B]child
when i flew home two thousand [F#]miles
i didn't know what i would [G#m]find
[G#m]i'm scared to fly and i'm scared to [E]die
he is always by my [B]side
in dreams and pictures, frames and [F#]skies
between the days, between my [G#m]eyes
[D]well it's been a year since [A]I
crossed my heart and watched you [Em7]die
different ways to say good[G]bye
filled the cracks in silent [D]nights
[D]with deep pockets in my [A]eyes
i count the ways he's still [Em7]alive
they're just brightly shining [G]lies
and i can't stop, i can't [D]cry
[A] [Em7] [G] [D]
[VERSE 2]
[D]well it's been a year since [A]we
poured the ashes near a [Em7]tree
in the Brooklyn park where [G]he
ate his lunches as a [D]boy
[D]living life on hands and [A]knees
crawling towards that final [Em7]scene
was i grateful? was i [G]mean?
and did i bring him [D]joy?
[A] [Em7] [G] [D]
[VERSE 3]
[D]well i never thought that [A]i'd
cross my heart and hope you'd [Em7]die
but i cannot live a [G]lie
i just wanted you to have your [D]pride
[D]you lost your life but not the [A]fight
your body flickered half as [Em7]bright
and i said one last [G]"goodnight"
and watched it all fade to [D]white
[BRIDGE]
[D] [A] [Bm] [F#]
[G#m]am i ok? am i al[E]right?
do i still cry when it feels rig[B]ht?
these answers drip off tips of t[F#]ongues
they stain my lips and they fill my [G#m]lungs
[G#m]does it seem real that he's [E]gone?
do i feel like writing [B]songs?
they say there is no right or [F#]wrong
the days burn bright, the nights are [G#m]long
[G#m]i had to tell him he could [E]go
that i'd be alright, but i didn't [B]know
they say that's what you have to [F#]do
that it helps them to pass [G#m]through
[G#m]reading pamphlets in the [E]snow
things i didn't want to [B]know
the priests and doctors they all [F#]loom
and now he'll never leave this [G#m]room
[G#m]all i know is one day [E]i
was no longer someone's [B]child
when i flew home two thousand [F#]miles
i didn't know what i would [G#m]find
[G#m]i'm scared to fly and i'm scared to [E]die
he is always by my [B]side
in dreams and pictures, frames and [F#]skies
between the days, between my [G#m]eyes
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