(Verse 1)
[G#m] [F#6] My [Fm7b5]dear impulsive [E]darling
I sus[A6]pect my letter [Gdim7]got to you too [F#7]late
[G#m] And it's [C#7]really just a [F#]silly fragment of [D#m]paper
But it [D#7]means so much to [A#7b13]those who wait[D#7]
[Em] All the suffering [D]days and [Dbm7b5]nights
Till I [C]dare dream agai[F]n[Bb][Gb][B][F]
[Em] There you suddenly [D]stand and I'll be [Dbm7b5]damned
If you didn't disap[Am9]pear with the [C]dawn[F7][G]
(Chorus)
[E]Hours [C#m]pass and [A]darkness [B7]comes
[A]Soon I will [E]close my [B7]eyes[E]
[E]Will you re[C#m]turn if [A]you don't re[B7]ply
You'll be [A]taking my l[E]ife in your [B7]hands
[E]You'll [F]be [F#m]takin[(G#m)]g my l[A]ife[(A#dim7)] in your [B7]han[(Cdim7]ds[C#m)][E]
[F#m]Taking my [A]life in your [E]hands
(Bridge)
[G#m] [F#6] [E] [D#7]
(Verse 2)
[G#m] I [F#6]don't know [Fm7b5]why my dearest [E]darling
I can't [A6]tell you how I [Gdim7]feel when you are [F#7]near
[G#m] When I [C#7]see you have re[F#]turned my letters un[D#m]opened
I will [D#7]tear them up, your [A#7b13]voice ringing in my [D#7]ears
[Em] But you're kidding your[D]self if you [Dbm7b5]think
This corresp[C]ondence will [F]end[Bb][Gb][B][F]
[Em] I can always pre[D]tend words I [Dbm7b5]don't
Have the courage to [Am]send reach [C]you[F7][G]
(Chorus)
[E]Hours [C#m]pass and [A]darkness [B7]comes
[A]Soon I will [E]close my [B7]eyes[E]
[E]Will you re[C#m]turn if [A]you don't re[B7]ply
You'll be [A]taking my l[E]ife in your [B7]hands
[E]You'll [F]be [F#m]takin[(G#m)]g my l[A]ife[(A#dim7)] in your [B7]han[(Cdim7]ds[C#m)][E]
[F#m]Taking my [A]life in your [E]hands
[E]
[G#m] [F#6] My [Fm7b5]dear impulsive [E]darling
I sus[A6]pect my letter [Gdim7]got to you too [F#7]late
[G#m] And it's [C#7]really just a [F#]silly fragment of [D#m]paper
But it [D#7]means so much to [A#7b13]those who wait[D#7]
[Em] All the suffering [D]days and [Dbm7b5]nights
Till I [C]dare dream agai[F]n[Bb][Gb][B][F]
[Em] There you suddenly [D]stand and I'll be [Dbm7b5]damned
If you didn't disap[Am9]pear with the [C]dawn[F7][G]
(Chorus)
[E]Hours [C#m]pass and [A]darkness [B7]comes
[A]Soon I will [E]close my [B7]eyes[E]
[E]Will you re[C#m]turn if [A]you don't re[B7]ply
You'll be [A]taking my l[E]ife in your [B7]hands
[E]You'll [F]be [F#m]takin[(G#m)]g my l[A]ife[(A#dim7)] in your [B7]han[(Cdim7]ds[C#m)][E]
[F#m]Taking my [A]life in your [E]hands
(Bridge)
[G#m] [F#6] [E] [D#7]
(Verse 2)
[G#m] I [F#6]don't know [Fm7b5]why my dearest [E]darling
I can't [A6]tell you how I [Gdim7]feel when you are [F#7]near
[G#m] When I [C#7]see you have re[F#]turned my letters un[D#m]opened
I will [D#7]tear them up, your [A#7b13]voice ringing in my [D#7]ears
[Em] But you're kidding your[D]self if you [Dbm7b5]think
This corresp[C]ondence will [F]end[Bb][Gb][B][F]
[Em] I can always pre[D]tend words I [Dbm7b5]don't
Have the courage to [Am]send reach [C]you[F7][G]
(Chorus)
[E]Hours [C#m]pass and [A]darkness [B7]comes
[A]Soon I will [E]close my [B7]eyes[E]
[E]Will you re[C#m]turn if [A]you don't re[B7]ply
You'll be [A]taking my l[E]ife in your [B7]hands
[E]You'll [F]be [F#m]takin[(G#m)]g my l[A]ife[(A#dim7)] in your [B7]han[(Cdim7]ds[C#m)][E]
[F#m]Taking my [A]life in your [E]hands
[E]
