I watched the morn ing dawn up (Ab5)on your skin,

a splin ter in the light.

It caught and frayed the ver y (Ab5)heart of us.

It’s been hid ing there in side for all this time.

(Fsus2)How a sure thing winds up (Absus2)just like this,

(Fsus2)clock work si lence on ly (Absus2)knows.

(Bbsus2)ings.

And it’s (C5)no one’s fault;

there’s no (Abmaj7)black and white,

on ly (C5)you and me

on this (Abmaj7)end less night.

And as the (C5)ho urs run a way

with an (Abmaj7)oth er life, oh

(C5)dar ling, can’t you (Bb5)see, it’s now or (Abmaj7)nev er?

It’s now or (C5)nev er.

I Sweep ing egg shells still at (Ab5)three a.

m.:

we’re try ing far too hard,

the tat tered thought bal loons a (Ab5)bove our heads

sink ing in the weight of all we need to say.

(Fsus2)Why’s and what if’s have since (Absus2)long played out;

(Fsus2)left us short on hap py (Absus2)end

(Bbsus2)ings.

And it’s (C5)no one’s fault;

there’s no (Abmaj7)black and white,

on ly (C5)you and me

on this (Abmaj7)end less night.

And as the (C5)ho urs run a way

with an (Abmaj7)oth er life, oh

(C5)dar ling, can’t you (Bb5)see, it’s now or (Abmaj7)nev er?

It’s now or (C5)nev er.

(Fsus2)ho urs run a way

with an (Abmaj7)oth er life, (Bbsus2)oh

(C5)dar ling, can’t you (Bb5)see, it’s now or (Abmaj7)nev er?

It’s now or nev er.

(Now or nev er.) (It’s now or (Bb)nev er.) (Now or nev er.) It’s now or nev er.

(Now or nev er.) (It’s now or (Bb)nev er.) (Now or nev er.) It’s now or nev er.

(Now or nev er.) (It’s now or (Bb)nev er.) (Now or nev er.) You (Fsus2)know that there’s (Gm7)so much more.

And it’s (C5)no one’s fault;

there’s no (Ab5)black and white,

on ly (C5)you and me

on our (Ab5)fi nal night.

And as the (Fsus2)ho urs run a way

with an (Abmaj7)oth er life,

(Bbsus2)oh (C5)dar ling, can’t you (Bb5)see, it’s now or (Abmaj7)nev er?

It’s now or (C5)nev er.