B              F# 
The stars lean down to kiss you, 
Abm         E 
And I lie awake and miss you. 
B          F#            Abm      E 
Pour me a heavy dose of atmosphere. 
B                   F# 
Cause I'll doze off safe and soundly, 
Abm                 E 
But I'll miss your arms around me. 
B            F# 
I'd send a postcard to you dear, 
Abm          E 
Cause I wish you were here.
 
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B  F#  Abm  E }x4 
 
B                F# 
I'll watch the night turn light blue, 
Abm               E 
But it's not the same without you 
B                F#              Abm      E 
Because it takes two to whisper quietly. 
B            F# 
The silence isn't so bad 
Abm               E 
'Til I look at my hands and feel sad 
B                  F#                   Abm                 E 
Cause the spaces between my fingers are right where yours fit 
perfectly. 
 
(This is the little keyboard riff that goes from 
"I'll find repose..." to "... I don't feel so alone.") 
 
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B            F# 
I'll find repose in new ways, 
Abm               E 
Though I haven't slept in two days 
B            F#                Abm       E 
Cause cold nostalgia chills me to the bone. 
 
(play this part by barring the 7th fret of the B and e strings 
with your index finger) 
 
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B|––7––––7––––––––––––––––9––––––––––––9––––9–––––––––––––––––––––––––––12p9–| 
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B                 F# 
But drenched in vanilla twilight, 
Abm               E 
I'll sit on the front porch all night 
B             F#                     Abm             E 
Waist deep in thought because when I think of you I don't feel 
so alone. 

C#m  Abm  F# 

             C#m    Abm  E 
I don't feel so alone. 
             C#m    Abm  F# E 
I don't feel so alone. 
   B     F#        C#m        Abm       E            
As many times as I blink I'll think of you, tonight. 
 
B  Abm  E 
B  E  F# 
 
              B    Abm  E 
I'll think of you tonight. 
 
B  E  F# 
 
C#           Ab            
When violet eyes get brighter 
Bbm         F# 
And heavy wings grow lighter 
C#             Ab            Bbm      F# 
I'll taste the sky and feel alive again. 
C#                  Ab 
And I'll forget the world that I knew, 
Bbm            F# 
But I swear I won't forget you. 
C#       Ab                     Bbm 
Oh, if my voice could reach back through the past 
    F#              Ab 
I'd whisper in your ear... Oh darling I wish you were here. 
            
C#  Ab  Bbm  F#  }x8   add after second play through     ^ 
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 C              G 
The stars lean down to kiss you, 
Am              F 
And I lie awake and miss you, 
C         G              Am      F 
Pour me a heavy dose of atmosphere. 
C                   G 
Cause I'll doze off safe and soundly, 
Am                 F 
But I'll miss your arms around me 
C           G                    Dm 
I'll send a postcard to you dear,  
             F 
Cause I wish you were here.  
 
C G Am F C G Dm F }x2 
 
C           G 
I watch the night turn light blue,  
Am                    F 
But it's not the same without you,  
C                G              Dm    F 
Because it takes two to whisper quietly,  
C                G 
The silence isn't so bad,  
Am                     F 
Till I look at my hands and feel sad,  
C                G 
Cause the spaces between my fingers 
Dm                         F  
Are right where yours fit perfectly. 
C         G 
I'll find repose in new ways,  
Am               F 
Though I haven't slept in two days,  
C          G                Dm         F 
Cause cold nostalgia chills me to the bone. 
C               G 
But drenched in Vanilla twilight,  
Am              F 
I'll sit on the front porch all night,  
C             G               Dm            
Waist deep in thought because when I think of you. 
F                     F C G 
I don't feel so alone. 
G                     Dm C F 
I don't feel so alone. 
G                     Dm C F 
I don't feel so alone. 
Am           G#/Am      G     F#/G     F      F7 
As many times as I blink I'll think of you... tonight. 
Em F G x4 
I'll think of you tonight. 
 
*KEY CHANGE* 
D           A 
When violet eyes get brighter, 
Bm           G 
And heavy wings grow lighter, 
D              A            Em         G 
I'll taste the sky and feel alive again. 
D                   A 
And I'll forget the world that I knew, 
Bm                  G 
But I swear I won't forget you, 
D        A                     Em             G 
Oh if my voice could reach back through the past,  
A 
I'd whisper in your ear,  
A 
Oh darling I wish you were here. 
 
Outro: D A Bm G D A Em G }x4