Intro
C# D# Fm A#m x2
[Verse 1]
C# D#
If I close my eyes, will it come to life?
A#m Cm
Is it something I'm dreaming of?
C# D# Fm
If a steady head doesn't rule my heart,
A#m C#
will it lead me to somewhere happy enough?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Fm A#m Cm
And I'm a sorry soul in a sinful world
C#
(and you don't get out alive)
D# Fm A#m
If I meet myself in a half way home,
Cm
and I'll remember the things you said.
[Chorus 1]
C# D#
Love isn't always fair,
Fm G#
but that's no reason to be so cruel to me.
A#m G#
Hold on to what is there,
Fm D#
and count the saints.
C# D# Fm A#m x2
[Verse 2]
C# D#
There's a reason why we keep it all inside.
A#m Cm
To shield my hopes from the raining sky,
C# D# Fm
then arrange it all into simple lines.
A#m C#
To be part of a world where love can reside.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Fm A#m Cm
And the hopes I hold in my careful hands
C#
(and they don't get out alive)
D# Fm A#m
and I gave myself to an honest man
Cm
Who couldn't keep his promises.
[Chorus 2]
C# D#
Love isn't always fair,
Fm G#
but that's no reason to be so cruel to me.
A#m G#
Hold on to what is there,
Fm
and count the saints.
D#
And count the saints,
and count the saints.
[Instrumental]
Fm C# G# A#m x4
[Outro Chorus]
C# D#
Love isn't always fair,
Fm G#
but that's no reason to be so cruel to me.
A#m G#
Hold on to what is there,
Fm
and count the saints.
D#
And count the saints,
C#
and count the saints.