| G | D | G | C | G | |
| It's five o' cl | ock this | morning and the | sun is on the | rise |
| D | G | C | D7 | |
| There's frosting on | the wi | ndow pane and s | arrow in your e | yes |
| G | D | G | C | G | |
| The stars are f | ading q | uietly, | night is nearly | gone |
| D | G | C | D | |
| And so you | turn | away from me and | tears begin to | come... |
| CHORUS |
| Am | D | G | D | G | |
| It's goodbye | again, I'm | sorry | to be | leavin' you |
| Am | D | G | D | G | |
| Goodbye a | gain, in | case you | didn't | know |
| Am | D | G | D | G | |
| It's | goodbye | again, and I | wish | you | could tell me |
| C | Am | D | |
| Why d | o we always | fight when I have to | go? |
| Verse 2 |
| It seems a shame to leave you now you lay so soft and warm |
| I long to lay me down again and hold you in my arms |
| I long to kiss the tears away, give you back your smile |
| But other voices beakon me and for a little while... |
| CHORUS |
| Bridge |
| G | C | |
| I have to | go and see some | friends of mine. |
| G | D | G | C | Am | E | E7 | Am | Am7 | |
| Some that | I don't | know, | some who aren't | familiar with my | na | me. |
| C | Am | G | D | G | |
| It's | something that's | inside of me, not | hard to | under | stand. |
| C | Cmaj7 | D7 | |
| It's just | anyone who'll | listen to me | sing. |
| CHORUS |
| Verse 3 |
| So if your hours are empty now, who am I to blame? |
| You think if I were always here, our love would be the same? |
| And as it is the time we have, is worth the time alone. |
| But lying by your side's the greatest peace I've ever known. |
| CHORUS |