Chord/Tab song: Letters to Emily

Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd fret

Intro:

D, Em. C, G, D, Em, C, C, D, Em, C, G, Am, C, Am, C,

[G]The second [C]hand counts out my [Am]thoughts of [C]you, [G]and every [C]heartbeat says [Am]your [C]name,
[G]But you don't [C]know me and[Am] the way I [C]feel,
[D]But still the [C]truth remains, [D]my blood runs [C]through your veins.

[D]How can I [Em]hold you close when[C] you're so far [G]away?
[D]How long [Em]will we still be [C]apart?
[D]How will you [Em]ever hear these [C]words I want to [G]say?
[Am]How will you [C]ever know my h[Am]eart?
How will you [C]ever know my h[G]eart?

[G]I'm writing [C]letters to you [Am]every [C]day, [G]then I [C]mail them to [Am]myself[C],
[C]And here, [C]inside a box, they [Am]wait for [C]you,
[D]and every [C]day is postmarked, [D]I've held you [C]here in my heart.


[D]How can I [Em]hold you close when[C] you're so far [G]away?
[D]How long [Em]will we still be [C]apart?
[D]How will you [Em]ever hear these [C]words I want to s[G]ay?
[Am]How will you [C]ever know my he[Am]art?
How will you [C]ever know my he[G]art?
[Am] [F] [G] [F] [G] [F]

How will you know my...know my he------------art. he------------art.


D, Em. C, G, D, Em, C, C, D, Em, C, G, Am, C, Am, C,

[G] [C] [Am] [C] [G] [C] [Am] [C]

Down in the ashes of mistakes and dreams, I see the outline of a he--------art,

[G]Well, I've gone [C]wrong, but still I [Am]know somet[C]imes
[D]God serves the [C]best wine up [D]right from a [C]paper cup.

[D]How can I [Em]hold you close when[C] you're so far [G]away?
[D]How long [Em]will we still be [C]apart?
[D]How will you [Em]ever hear these w[C]ords I want to s[G]ay?
[Am]Someday you're [C]gonna know my he[Am]art,
Someday you're [C]gonna know my he[Am]art,
Someday you[F]'ll know my he--[G]---art
[C] [Am] [C] [G] [C] [Am][C]