Simple Distance

G                           C
You seem unsure of yourself

                        Em
Standing off to the side

                 D/F#
Your eyes shining brightly towards me

G                               C
Tell me who broke your heart

                             Em
And left you all on your own

               D/F#
With a view of love still fading

Em                          C
We've got to figure this out

             G                 D
Why in every town, the sky is falling

             Em
In and all around us

       C             G                   D
Could it be, you and I are the ones to blame?



Em     C      G      D    (x2)


                       Em                     C
At times we know which way the wind is leading

            G                     D
It draws us in with a swift, cool breeze

                        Em                                 C
And passing through our lungs, fills our chests with a new beat,

                 G                    D
To shrug off the darkness beneath our feet

                      Em                C
And what of romance?  Is it worth pursuing?

              G                        D
When even the right ones end up being wrong?

                      Em                            C
It seems we've made a mess of what's more than a feeling

      G                       D
Oh my god, does it break your heart?

                     Em       C
The distance here is growing

                       G                    D
And we're in danger of missing what good is left

                        Em       C
The ones who stay while knowing

               G               D
Just what an awful mess we can be

         Em             C
So let's slow down, to take in

    G                       D
The air we've been quick to dismiss

                     Em     C
We're falling faster now

                       G    D
But this is hardly the end, oh


Em    C     G     D


                      Em         C
It's more than simple distance

                    G                D
When I've found the water's up to my neck

                          Em       C
I'm running purely on persistence

                  G                  D
Hoping faith will force forward each step

              Em                C
So shake your mind from slowly sinking under

G                  D
There's no time to sleep and wonder

Em                 C               G        D
What would life be like had I been brave?

                     Em        C
The distance here is growing

                       G                    D
And we're in danger of missing what good is left

                        Em        C
The ones who stay while knowing

             G                 D
Just what an awful mess we can be

         Em            C
So let's slow down, to take in

    G                          D
The air we've been quick to dismiss

                     Em      C
We're falling faster now,

                       G        D
But this is hardly the end,     oh

           Em               C
So what if change is simply looking forward

    G             D                    Em       C
And letting go of what doors have been closed

                      G
Maybe courage lies in moving on

     D                     Em      C
Even though your fear begs not to



G    D


                     Em      C
The distance here is growing

                        G              D
And I'm afraid that the memory of your kiss

                  Em        C
Will be enough to stop me