Verse:
D                     G                  D          G
some years have passed since the incident happened
D                     G                  D          G
“it wasn’t your fault” seems to translate to inaction
D                     G                  D          G
i looked away for one second and that’s all that it took
D                     G                  D          G
if the good god is selfish, what makes him so good?

Pre-Chorus:
D
you stopped floating
G
you swam down
Bm
thousands searched
         G                   D
but your body was just never found
G             Bm
  i never stopped looking
     G
i’ll bring you home

Chorus:
D
tell myself,
       G
“it’s okay, you couldn’t have known.”
Bm                      G
survivor’s guilt; why am i all alone?
D G              Bm         G
    you should’ve come home

Verse:
D                     G               D     G
there’s not night that goes by i don’t see
D                     G                     D    G
that look on your face as you called out for me

D                     G                        D        G
godamnit, what did you do? i’ll live with this forever

it’s like i wanted to hate you, but i knew i could never

Pre-Chorus:
D
you stopped swimming
G
you sunk down
Bm
i kept searching
  G                   D
i knew you had to be around
G             Bm
  i finally see something
     G
i’ll bring you home

Chorus:
D
help yourself!
       G
i can’t do this, brother, all on my own
Bm                      G
a little longer, i’ve got help on the phone
D G               Bm         G
    you never came home