Handwritten Chords & Tabs
Amazing song here.
The tuning is a whole step down.
I feel like this tab is pretty darn accurate, hope it helps!
-Ben
Intro - Am C F (x4)
Verse 1
Am C F
Pull it out, turn it up, what's your favorite song?
Am C F
That's mine, I've been crying to it since I was young
Am C F
I know there's someone out there feeling just like I feel
G
I know they're waiting up, I know they're waiting to heal
Am C
And I've been holding my breath
F
Are you holding your breath
G C G
For too many years to count?
Am F
Too many years to count
Chorus
Am C F G
And we waited for the sirens that never come
Am C F
And we only write by the moon
G
Every word handwritten
Am C F
And to ease the loss of youth
G Am
And how many years I've missed you
C F
Pages plead forgiveness
G
Every word handwritten
Am C F (x2)
Verse 2
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Am C F
Let it out, let me in, take a hold of my hand
Am C F
There's nothing like another soul that's been cut up the same
Am C F
And did you want to drive without a word in between?
G Am
I can understand, you need a minute to breathe
C F G C
And to sew up the seams after all this defeat
G Am F
All this defeat
Chorus
Am C F G
And we waited for the sirens that never come
Am C F
And we only write by the moon
G
Every word handwritten
Am C F
And to ease the loss of youth
G Am
And how many years I've missed you
C F
Pages plead forgiveness
G
Every word handwritten
Bridge/Outro - C / Am / G / F (x2)
C Am G F
Here in the dark, I cherish the moonlight
C Am G F C
I'm in love with the way you're in love with the night
Am G F C Am G F
And it travels from heart to limb to pen
C G Am
And we waited for the sirens that never come
F
And we only write by the moon
Every word handwritten (starting here, simply repeat C/G/Am/F )
Every word handwritten
And with this pen, I thee wed
From my heart to your distress
C <----------- Ending on a final strum of C
Every word handwritten
