[Intro - No drums - BPM 123 - Original key - capo 5] [G] XxxX xxXx xXxx XxXx
[Verse 1 Melody starts on G] [G] Standing in a crowded room and I can't see your face [G] ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh x 2 (E - 0h1h3 - relative to capo) [Em] Put your arms around me, tell me everything's OK [G] ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh x 2 (E - 0h1h3) (bass drum in) [G] In my mind, I'm [G]running round a [G/F#]cold and empty [G/F#]space [Em] ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh x 2 (E - 0h1h3) [C] Just put your arms a [C]round me, tell me [D]everything's OK [G] ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh x 2 (E - 0h1h3)
[Pre-Chorus - Melody starts on A# - Still just bass drum] [Eb] Break my bones but [C] you won't see me [G] fall, oh [Eb] The rising tide will [C] rise against them [G] all, oh
[Chorus - Melody starts on D - Full drums - Bass on all quarter notes] Darling, hold my [G] hand ....... [G/F#] Oh, won't you hold my [Em] hand? Cause I don't wanna [C] walk on my [C] own any [C/B] more Won't you [C/B]under [Am] stand? Cause I don't wanna walk alone [G] I'm ready for this, there's [G/F#] no denying [Em] I'm ready for this, you stop me falling [C] I'm ready for this, I [C/B] need you all in [Am] I'm ready for this, so [D] darling, hold my hand
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum] [G] Soul is like a [G]melting pot when [G/F#]you're not next to [G/F#]me [Em] ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh x 2 (E - 0h1h3) [C]Tell me that you've [C] got me and you're [D]never gonna leave [G] ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh x 2 (E - 0h1h3) (slap snare in) [G] Tryna find a [G] moment where [G/F#] I can find release [Em] ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh x 2 (E - 0h1h3) ..Please tell me [C] that you've [C]got me and you're [D] never gonna leave [G] ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh x 2 (E - 0h1h3)
[Pre-Chorus - Slap snare] [Eb] Break my bones but [C] you won't see me [G] fall, oh [Eb] The rising tide will [C] rise against them [G] all, oh
[Chorus - Full drums - Bass on all quarter notes] Darling, hold my [G] hand ....... [G/F#] Oh, won't you hold my [Em] hand? Cause I don't wanna [C] walk on my [C] own any [C/B] more Won't you [C/B]under [Am] stand? Cause I don't wanna walk alone [G] I'm ready for this, there's [G/F#] no denying [Em] I'm ready for this, you stop me falling [C] I'm ready for this, I [C/B] need you all in [Am] I'm ready for this, so [D] darling, hold my hand
[Bridge - No drums] Don't [C]wanna know That feeling when I'm [Em]all alone So please don't make me [C]wait, cause [Bm]I don't wanna [Am]break And [G]I don't wanna [D]fall .......................... When you're [C]next to me Can tell I'm not a[Em]fraid to be That you don't make me [C]wait, and [C/B]never let me [Am]break You [G]never let me [D]fall
[Chorus] Darling, hold my [G] hand ....... [G/F#] Oh, won't you hold my [Em] hand? Cause I don't wanna [C] walk on my [C] own any [C/B] more Won't you [C/B]under [Am] stand? (drums stop) Cause I don't wanna walk alone (drums back in) [G] I'm ready for this, there's [G/F#] no denying [Em] I'm ready for this, you stop me falling [C] I'm ready for this, I [C/B] need you all in [Am] I'm ready for this, so [D] darling, won't you (snare on word) [D]hold [D]my [G]hand
[Intro - Just bass drum - finger pick - 1 bar each- Capo 3 original key but not bother for live] [Bm][D][A][Em]
[Verse 1] I let it [Bm] fall, my [D] heart And as it [A] fell, you rose to claim .... [Em] it.. i was [Bm] dark and I was o [D]ve er er Until you [A] kissed my lips and you saved [Em] me My [Bm] hands, they're [D] strong but my [A] knees were far too weak [Em] To [Bm] stand in your ar [D] arms without [A] falling to your [A] feet
[Pre-chorus] But there's a [G] side to you that I [Em] never knew, never knew All the [Bm] things you'd say, they were [Bm] never true, never true And the [G] games you'd play, you would [A] always win, always win
[Chorus - Full drums - Play Bm full barre across all strings for maximum volume] But I set [Bm] fire [Bm/C#] to the rain [Bm] Watched it [A] pour as I touched your [A/B] face [A] Well, it [Em] burned while I cried 'Cause I [Em] heard it [G] screaming out your [Bm] name, your [A] name
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum or B B B S] When I [Bm]lay with [D]you I could stay [A] .. there, close [Em] my eyes feel you [Bm] he ee ere .... for ev [D] er You and me [A] together, nothing is [A] better
[Pre-chorus] But there's a [G] side to you that I [Em] never knew, never knew All the [Bm] things you'd say, they were [Bm] never true, never true And the [G] games you'd play, you would [A] always win, always win
[Chorus - Full drums] But I set [Bm] fire to the [Bm/C#] rain [Bm] Watched it [A] pour as I touched your [A/B] face [A] Well, it [Em] burned while I cried 'Cause I [Em] heard it [G] screaming out your [Bm] name, your [A] name
But I set [Bm] fire to the [Bm/C#] rain [Bm] And I threw us [A] into the [A/B] fl [A] ames Well, it [Em] fell something died 'Cause I [Em] knew that [G] that was the last [Bm] time, the last [A] time
[Bridge - Drums On off off] Sometimes I [G] wake up by the doo [D/A] oor .. That heart you [F#m] caught must be waitin' for [A] yer er .. Even now [G] when we're already o [D/A] ver .. I can't [F#m] help myself from looking for [A] ya a
[Chorus] I set [Bm] fire to the [Bm/C#] rain [Bm] Watched it [A] pour as I touched your [A/B] face [A] Well, it [Em] burned while I cried 'Cause I [Em] heard it [G] screaming out your [Bm] name, your [A] name
I set [Bm] fire to the [Bm/C#] rain [Bm] And I threw us [A] into the [A/B] fl [A] ames Well, it [Em] fell something died 'Cause I [Em] knew that [G] that was the last [Bm] time, the last [A] time
[Outro - All chords 1 bar] Oo [Bm] oh, [Bm] oh.. [A] no, oh [A] Let it [Em] burn, oh [Em] oh [Bm] oh [A] Let it [Bm] burn [Bm] urn [A] urn … [A] Let it [Em] burn [Em] urn uh [Bm] urn [A] urn
