May be no one (Em7)told you there is (Am7)strength in your tears, go.

and so you fight to keep from pour ing out.

But what if you un (E)lock the gate that eats keeps a your sec ret soul?

Do you (F)think that there’s e nough you might drown?

If no one will lis (F)ten

if (G)you de cide to speak;

if no one is left

stand ing (Cmaj7)af ter the bombs ex plode; if no one wants to look (C)at you

for (E7)what you real ly (Am)are,

I will be here still.

No one no can (Em7)tell you where is (Am7)you a lone must go.

and There’s no tell ing what you’ll find there.

out.

and God if I know (E)lock the fear that eats keeps a way at your bones;

Do it’s (F)scream ing ev ’ry step to stay here.

If no one will lis (F)ten

if (G)you de cide to speak;

if no one is left

stand ing (Cmaj7)af ter the bombs ex plode; if no one wants to look (C)at you

for (E7)what you real ly (Am)are,

I will be here still.

still.

If you find your fists are (C5)raw and red from (Am7)beat ing your self down,

if your legs are giv ing (F)out un (Fsus2)der the (C)weight,

if (F)you find that (E7)you’ve been set tl ing for a (Cmaj7)world of (Fsus2)gray

so you (CN.C.)would n’t have to face down your own hate...

If no one will lis (F)ten

if (G)you de cide to speak;

if no one is left

stand ing (Cmaj7)af ter the bombs ex plode; if no one wants to look (C)at you

for (E7)what you real ly (Am)are,

I will be here still.

If no one will lis (F)ten

if (G)you de cide

to speak, if no one is left

stand ing (Cmaj7)af ter the bombs ex plode; if no one wants to look (C)at you for (E7)what you real ly (Am)are,

I will be here still.

I will be here still.