The Summit

Am G F

[Verse 1]
     Am         G         F
From here I see clear for miles
Am                    G             F
Searching through our best times to force a smile
   Am                        G
My blood is leaving, but the sun's still shining
      F
And I can't see a cloud in sight
      Am                      G                F
I can see our own, but they won't get here in time


[Pre-Chorus]
 F              G
Every man has a mountain
    F                   E
And every day is spent climbing


[Chorus]
    Am
The view from the top
            C
Is just the journey that brought you
           F
And you'll give it all up
             E
For one more day at the bottom
       Am
At the summit you'll wish
              C            F
That you were anywhere but here
     E
It's clear
     F               E           Am
That every man has a mountain to fear


[Verse 2]
  Am                      G        F
I hear they could see the fire for miles
            Am                      G                  F
But I don't know if you'd known the cost if you'd ever light it
             Am                           G
It took your two different banners on the frontline burning
      F
And I ain't put a cloud in sight
                  Am                   G             F
If you knew you'd die alone, would you ever stand to fight?


[Pre-Chorus]
F               G
Every man has a mountain
    F                    E
And every day he spends climbing


[Chorus]
    Am
The view from the top
             C
Is just the journey that brought him
         F
And he'd give it all up
             E
For one more day at the bottom
       Am
At the summit he'll wish
            C            F
That he was anywhere but here
         E
Ain't it clear
     F               E           E
That every man has a mountain to fear?


[Bridge]
              F
I don't wanna close our eyes
              Am              G
I don't wanna go our separate ways
                 F                             Am       G
I don't want the story that brought us here to end today
              F
I don't wanna close our eyes
              Am              G
I don't wanna go our separate ways
                 F                             E
I don't want the story that brought us here to end today


[Chorus] (I usually also play chords in the brackets - do whatever you feel like)
           Am
'Cause the view from the top
N.C.
Is just the journey that brought us
N.C.   (Am)
And I'd give it all up
N.C.        (E)
For one more day at the bottom
N.C.   (Am)
At the summit I wish
N.C.
That I was anywhere but here
N.C.
It's so clear
N.C.
But I guess every man has a mountain to fear