I’ve wait ed a (Ebmaj7)hun dred years,

but I’d wait a mil lion more for (Abmaj13)you.

Noth ing pre (Ebmaj7)pared me for

what the (Ebmaj7)priv ’lege of be ing yours

would do.

If I had (Cm7)on ly felt the warmth with in your touch;

if I had (Cm7)on ly seen how you (Ab)smile

when you blush,

or how you (Cm9)curl your lip when you con cen trate e nough, well, I would have known

what I was liv ing for

all a long,

what I’ve (Gm)been liv ing (Eb)for.

Your love is my turn ing page,

where on ly the sweet est words re (Abmaj9)main.

Ev ’ry kiss is a (Gm)cur sive line,

ev ’ry touch is a (Gm)re de fined

phrase.

I (Cm7)sur ren der who I’ve been for who you (Eb)are,

for noth ing makes me strong er than

your frag ile (Eb)heart.

If I had on ly felt how it feels

to be yours, well, I would have known

what I’ve been liv ing for

all a long,

what I’ve been liv ing for.

Though we’re teth ered

to the sto ry we must tell,

when I saw you,

well, I knew we’d tell it well.

With a whis per

we will tame the vi cious seas.

Like a fea ther,

bring ing king doms to their (Eb)knees.