Verse 1:
Ab
  I know that I xxxxxx up when I
Dbadd9
  Told you I'm afraid of heights
Ab
  It made you wanna test my courage
Eb
  You made me climb a cliff at night
Ab
  You wanted me to jump and I declined
Dbadd9
  You called me a coward, I replied
Ab
  "I don't wanna live forever
Eb
  but I don’t wanna die tonight"

Chorus:
Fm                             Db
  When the black water ate you up

  Like a sugar cube in a teacup
Ab
  I got the point you were makin'
Eb
  When I held my breath 'til you came up

Dbadd9 Ab

Verse 2:
Ab
  There's been a run of fires downtown
Dbadd9
  On half built construction sites
Ab
  I know you never liked a townhouse
Eb
  I've seen you climb a crane at night
Ab
  If they ever catch you at it
Dbadd9
  I know you'd want me to be proud
Ab
  That you took a rich man's dream
Eb
  And brought it with you on your way down

Chorus:
Fm                                        Db
  "Cause one man's dream is another man's death"
                              Ab
  I remember when you told me that
                                    Eb
  Didn't know what to say so I just laughed

  Now I know it's not funny

Interlude: Fm Ab

Verse 3:
Ab
  I never rode a motorcycle
Dbadd9
  I've never smoked a cigarette
Ab
  I wanna live a vibrant life
Eb
  But I wanna die a boring death
Ab
  I know I was a disappointment
Dbadd9
  Know you wanted me to take a risk
Ab
  Not everybody gets the chance to live
Eb
  a life that isn't dangerous

Outro:
Fm                     Db
  You called me a crybaby

  But you're the one who got teary
Ab
  Tellin' me what you believe
Eb
  How we're stuck in entropy
Db
  How it hurts to hope
Fm
  Oh, it hurts to hope for more
Ab                         Eb
  Oh, it hurts to hope the future
                        Dbadd9
  Will be better than before

Outro: Ab
 Dit arrangement is de eigen interpretatie van de inzender, gedeeld voor privéstudie, educatie en niet-commercieel gebruik. Het onderliggende nummer, de songtekst en de muziek blijven eigendom van hun rechthebbenden. Om verwijdering aan te vragen, zie Juridische verklaring.