| -0-10--------0-.. -0-10--------2-.. |
| -----3-1-0---0-.. -----3-1-0---3-.. |
| -----------0-0-.. -----------0-2-.. |
| -------------2-.. -------------0-.. |
| -------------2-.. ---------------.. |
| -------------0-.. ---------------.. |
| Dm | E | Dm | E | C | Am | D | |
| So why are you holding my h | and t | onight? |
| G | F | C | |
| I'm not int | ending to go f | ar aw | ay |
| C | Am | D | |
| I'm just slipping thr | ough to the b | ack room |
| G | F | C | |
| I'll leave you m | essages almost | every d | ay. |
| Em | C | D | Em | |
| And wh | o was I to l | ast for | ever? |
| Em | C | D | Em | |
| I didn't pr | omise to st | ay the p | ace |
| Em | C | D | |
| Not in this l | ifetime, babe, |
| G | |
| but we'll cling tog | ether |
| C | D | B | |
| Some kind of h | eaven written in your f | ace |
----Repeat chords etc. as above---
| ....Em......D......Em.....D.. (as above) |
| Dm | E | Dm | E | |
| So why are you holding my hand tonight? |
| Well, am I feeling so cold to the touch? |
| Do my eyes seem to focus on some distant point? |
| Why do I find it hard to talk too much? |
| And who was I to last forever? |
| I didn't promise to stay the pace |
| Not in this lifetime, babe, |
| but we'll cling together |
| Some kind of heaven written in your face |
| Em | D | Bb |
-0-10--------0-.. -0-10--------2-.. -0-10--------1-.. -----3-1-0---0-.. -----3-1-0---3-.. -----3-1-0---3-.. -----------0-0-.. -----------0-2-.. -----------0-3-.. -------------2-.. -------------0-.. -------------3-.. -------------2-.. ---------------.. -------------1-.. -------------0-.. ---------------.. ---------------..
| (not exactly) |
| F | Bb | F | G5 | |
| Am..... |
| And who was I to last forever? |
| I didn't promise to stay the pace |
| Not in this lifetime, babe, |
| but we'll cling together |
| Some kind of heaven written in your face |
| ....Em......D......Em.....D.. (as above) |
| Dm | E | Dm | E | |
| So why are you holding my hand tonight? |
| I'm not intending to go far away |
| I'm just slipping through to the back room |
| I'll leave you messages almost every day. |
| And who am I to last forever? |
| I didn't promise to stay the pace |
| Not in this lifetime, babe, |
| but we'll cling together |
| Some kind of heaven written in your face |
| Am.......... |