| E | Em | |
| Don?t you see? It wasn?t meant to be |
| Em | E7 | |
| Keep on till you | die |
| Am | |
| When | lying down |
| B7 | |
| We kick the | crying clown |
| Am | |
| And there | ?s never a thought |
| B7 | |
| Of how h | e lifts a frown |
| Chorus(1): |
| G | D | |
| The longer you lo | ve |
| A | E | |
| The longer you li | ve |
| G | D | |
| The stronger you | feel |
| A | E | |
| The more you can g | ive |
| G | D | |
| It's dying like sa | nd, |
| A | E | |
| sand in a sie | ve |
| G | D | A | B7 | |
| Where is the t | ime to remai | n? |
| Verse: |
| E | Em | |
| Well don?t forget The day you ever met |
| Em | E7 | |
| Trying to bel | ieve |
| Am | |
| It wasn?t | wasted time |
| B7 | |
| You sipping | gin and wry |
| Am | |
| You had to | walk away |
| B7 | |
| It haunts you e | very day |
| Chorus(2): |
| G | D | |
| The longer you lo | ve |
| A | E | |
| The longer you l | ive |
| G | D | |
| The stronger you | feel |
| A | E | |
| The more you can g | ive |
| G | D | |
| Floating aw | ay, |
| A | E | |
| day in the ra | in |
| G | D | A | B7 | |
| The lady you lo | ve can?t sus | tain |
| Break (solo): |
| E | E | Am7 | Am7 | G | G | Am | B7 | E | E | Am | Am | D7 | D7 | G | Am | B7 | B7 |
| Chorus (1): |
| G | D | |
| The longer you lo | ve |
| A | E | |
| The longer you l | ive |
| G | D | |
| The stronger you fe | el |
| A | E | |
| The more you can gi | ve |
| G | D | |
| We?re dying like sa | nd, |
| A | E | |
| sand in a si | eve |
| G | D | A | B7 | |
| Where is the t | ime to remai | n? |
| Chorus (2): |
| G | D | |
| The longer you lo | ve |
| A | E | |
| The longer you li | ve |
| G | D | |
| The stronger you | feel |
| A | E | |
| The more you can g | ive |
| G | D | |
| Floating aw | ay, |
| A | E | |
| day in the r | ai |
| G | D | A | B7 | |
| The lady you l | ove can?t susta | in |
| Chorus (2): |
| G | D | |
| The longer you lo | ve |
| A | E | |
| The longer you li | ve |
| G | D | |
| The stronger you f | eel |
| A | E | |
| The more you can gi | ve |
| G | D | |
| Floating aw | ay, |
| A | E | |
| day in the ra | in |
| G | D | A | B7 | |
| The lady you l | ove will sustai | n |
| Outro: |
| A | B7 | Em | D | E |