Verse 1:
[C]Tell a story of a life together
[C]Every house an allegory[Am]
[F]Like the smell of smoke it lingers [C]on
Memory[C]
Verse 2:
[C]Been a long and an uphill battle
[C]Had to learn how to pr[Am]ay
[F]Never miracles
It's only hope dowsing p[G]ain
Chorus:
[G]My eyes pl[F]ay tricks on [C]me
[C]The line f[F]ades 'tween s[C]ky and sea
[C]Miles away[F], the hours o[C]f heartbreak
[F]In dark they're coming [C]to get me
Verse 3:
[C]Tell a story of a life together
[C]Vigorous embra[Am]ce
[C]Well, it's about you, Dove
[F]A little light across yo[G]ur face
Chorus:
[G]My eyes pl[F]ay tricks on [C]me
[C]The line f[F]ades 'tween s[C]ky and sea
[C]Miles away[F], the hours o[C]f heartbreak
[F]In dark they're coming [C]to get me
Verse 4:
[C]Still the sound of everybody
[C]Crackle, house in flam[Am]e
[F]And I avoid the shore 'til it [G]calls out my name
[C]Tell a story of a life together
[C]Every house an allegory[Am]
[F]Like the smell of smoke it lingers [C]on
Memory[C]
Verse 2:
[C]Been a long and an uphill battle
[C]Had to learn how to pr[Am]ay
[F]Never miracles
It's only hope dowsing p[G]ain
Chorus:
[G]My eyes pl[F]ay tricks on [C]me
[C]The line f[F]ades 'tween s[C]ky and sea
[C]Miles away[F], the hours o[C]f heartbreak
[F]In dark they're coming [C]to get me
Verse 3:
[C]Tell a story of a life together
[C]Vigorous embra[Am]ce
[C]Well, it's about you, Dove
[F]A little light across yo[G]ur face
Chorus:
[G]My eyes pl[F]ay tricks on [C]me
[C]The line f[F]ades 'tween s[C]ky and sea
[C]Miles away[F], the hours o[C]f heartbreak
[F]In dark they're coming [C]to get me
Verse 4:
[C]Still the sound of everybody
[C]Crackle, house in flam[Am]e
[F]And I avoid the shore 'til it [G]calls out my name