Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
D – xx0232
A – x02220
Bm – x24432
G – 320033
Em – 022000
Intro: D– x4 D–G–Em-A–D
Verse 1:
D
When I was a boy
I didn’t care about a thing
G
It was me and this world
And a broken dream
Em
I was blaming myself
A
For all that was going
D
wrong (going wrong)
D
I was way out there
On the wrong side of town
G
And the one’s that I loved
I started pushing them out
Em
Then I realized
A D
That it was all my fault
Chorus 1:
D
I’ve been looking for a lifeline
G
For what seems like a lifetime
Em
I’m drowning in the pain
A
Breaking down again
D
Looking for a lifeline
Verse 2:
D
So I put out my hand
And I asked for some help
G
We tore down the walls
I built around myself
Em
I was struck by the light
A(hold) D
And I fell to the ground
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
D
Is there anybody out there
Can you pull me from this
G
ocean of despair
Em
I’m drowning in the pain
A
Breaking down again
D
Looking for a lifeline
Bridge:
Bm
You know a heart of gold
A G
Won’t take you all the way
Bm
And in a world so cold
A G
It’s hard to keep the faith
I’m never gonna fade away
Interlude: D–G–Em-A–D
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 3:
D
Is there anybody out there
Can you pull me from this
Bm
ocean of despair
Em
I’m drowning in the pain
G
Breaking down again
D
Looking for a lifeline
Outro: D–G–Em-A–D(hold)
