Key: A



Tuning: Standard EADBe



Chords used:

A -    x02220 or 577655

E/G# - 476xxx

F#m -  244222

Dm -   xx0231

D -    xx0232

Bm -   x24432





Intro:

A(hold)       E/G#(hold)                        F#m(hold)

  If I died tomorrow would this song live on forever?

       Dm(hold)

Here is my...

A(hold)                E/G#(hold)

  unopened letter to a world

                    F#m-D

that never shall reply





A-E/G#-F#m-D (x2)



Guitar 2:

e|---------------------------------|

B|-2---2---2---2-3-0---0---0---0---|

G|---2---2---2-------2---2---2---2-|

D|---------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|

then

e|---------------------------------|

B|-2---2---2---2-3-3---3---3---3---|

G|---2---2---2-------2---2---2---2-|

D|---------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|





Verse 1:

A             E/G#                              F#m

  If I died tomorrow would this song live on forever?

        D A                      E/G#

Here is my… unopened letter to a world

                    F#m       D

that never shall reply, never shall reply





Chorus 1:

          Bm                        D

From this second story window I can hear the church bells

               A          E/G#     F#m

calling out my name. This table is set for one

     Bm                                  D         Dm(hold)

Even angels would be homesick in this forsaken town





Verse 2:

A                    E/G#                        F#m

  On random notes of parchment I'm scrawling my existence

           D           A                              E/G#

Dressed in white, This candle radiates throughout the night

                       F#m        D

And it's never burning out, Never burning out





Chorus 2:

          Bm                        D

From this second story window I can hear the children

              A             E/G#          F#m

down on Main Street They're singing their songs tonight

       Bm                              D

In the shadows, I will listen to their every movement





Bridge:

F#m         A             D

  Mr. Higginson, Am I not good enough for the world?

     F#m              A                     D

Am I destined only to die the same way that I lived...

in seclusion





Chorus 3:

     Bm                             D

From high up on this mountain I can almost see

                  A             E/G#      F#m

your lonely windowsill, They'll carry you off tonight

          Bm

There's a ghost in your old bedroom

      D              Dm(hold)

And a candle burning bright





Outro:

A             E/G#                              F#m(hold)

  If I died tomorrow Would this song live on forever?