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