Written by Jason Robert Brown
Intro D Em7 D/F# G D Em7 D/F# G D Em7 D/F# G D Em7 G/A Verse Dsus4 D Dsus4 D GUY: I had a house while you were gone Bm7 The week after you left me Am7 I found a couple acres Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Near Severna Park F#m9 I had a house while you were gone Bm7 A house with silver shutters Am7 And a driveway laid in marble G2 D/F# And thousands of rooms to fill F2 Ebmaj7 And miles of space to flyVerse Dsus4 D Dsus4 D GIRL: I took a trip while I was gone Bm7 I cashed in all my savings Am7 And bought an Eldorado Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Drove to Tennessee F#m I took a trip while I was gone Bm7 I drove across the country Am7 And I stopped at lots of diners G2 D/F# And stared at a million stars F2 Ebmaj7 And thought I could touch the skyD/E And I tried to believe it, D/C It was better without you Am7 C/D I was safer alone G Am7 No, I'd give it all for you G/B F/C I'd give it all for you by my side once more G Am7 Oh, I'd give it all for you F2 I'd give it all to hold you again Dm7 To feel I'm completed G/D To know there and then G/C That all that I needed C/Bb F/A Gm7 Gm7/C Was you to fight the fear D Em7 D/F# G D Em7 G/A And now you're hereBridge G/F C/E GUY: God knows it's easy to hide, G/F C/E Easy to hide from the things that you feel Eb2 Bb And harder to blindly trust F Fsus4 F What you can't understand F/Eb Bb/D GIRL: God knows it's easy to run, F/Eb Bb/D Easy to run from the people you love Db2 Ab2 And harder to stand and fight C Csus4 C Csus4 C For the things you believe Am7 F2 BOTH: Nothing about us was perfect or clear Am7 But when paradise calls me F2 I'd rather be here Am7 G2/B There's something between us Csus2 G/D Eb7#11 That nobody else needs to see Dm7 C2/E GIRL: There were oceans to cross GUY: There were mountains to conquer Dm7 C2/E GIRL: And I stood on the shore GUY: And I stood on the cliff Bb/F F BOTH: And the second before I jumped G/A D/E I knew where I needed to beD/E And I tried to believe it, D/C It was better without you Am7 C/D I was finally free G Am7 No, I'd give it all for you G/B F/C I'd give it all for you by my side once more G Am7 Oh, I'd give it all for you F2 I'd give it cause the mountains I climb Dm7 Get higher and higher G/D I'm running from time G2/C And walking through fire C/Bb F2/A Gm7 Gm7/C And dreams just don't come true A Asus4 A Asus4 A But now there's youA Bm7 Oh, I gave it all for you A/C# G/D D A/C# I gave it all for you by my side once more Bm7 A2 Bm7 Oh, I gave it all for you G I gave it cause it's harder to touch Em7 The things that are dearer A/E I love you too much A/D To trust something clearer D/C G/B Am7 I know I fell too far G Am7 G/B C Bb6 F2/A G But here you are
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