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