Instruments (Keyboard Melody)
| E | A A/B | C#m7 B | A || A |
Verse 1
| C#m9 | Badd9 | This Romeo is bleeding but you can't see his blood| A | G#m7 B |It's nothing but some feelings that this old dog kicked up| C#m9 | Badd9 | It's been raining since you left me now I'm drowning in the flood| A | G#m7 A B | You see, I've always been a fighter but without you, I give up
Pre-Hook 1
| C#m9 | B/D# | I can't sing a love song like the way it's meant to be | A/E | B/F# A B |Well, I guess I'm not that good anymore but baby, that's just me
Hook 1
| E | B7 | F#m7 | C#m7 Badd9 |And I will love you, baby, al - ways | E | B7 | A | C#m7 Badd9 |And I'll be there forever and a day, al - ways| E | B/F# | I'll be there 'til the stars don't shine 'til the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme | A | B A B |And I know when I die, you'll be on my mind and I'll love you, always
Instruments
| C#m7 | A B |
Verse 2
| C#m9 | Badd9 |Now your pictures that you left behind are just memories of a different life | A | G#m7 B |Some that made us laugh, some that made us cry one that made you have to say goodbye | C#m9 | Badd9 |What I'd give to run my fingers through your hair to touch your lips, to hold you near| A | G#m7 A B |When you say your prayers, try to understand I've made mistakes, I'm just a man
Pre-Hook 2
| C#m9 |When he holds you close, when he pulls you near | B/D# |When he says the words you've been needing to hear | A/E | B/F# A B |I wish I was him with these words of mine to say to you 'til the end of time
Hook 2
| E | B7 | F#m7 | C#m7 Badd9 |That I will love you baby, al - ways | E | B7 | A | C#m7 Badd9 |And I'll be there forever and a day, al - ways
Bridge
| D Dmaj7 | G A7 | D Dmaj7 | G A7 | If you told me to cry for you, I could If you told me to die for you, I would| Bm A/B | G | A | A | Take a look at my face there's no price I won't pay to say these words to you
Guitar Solo
| E | B7 | F#m7 | C#m7 B || E | B/F# | A | B A B |
Pre-Hook 3
| A |Well, there ain't no luck in these loaded dice | B |But baby, if you give me just one more try | A/C# |We can pack up our old dreams and our old lives | B/D# E B |We'll find a place where the sun still shines
Hook Ending
| E | B7 | F#m7 | C#m7 Badd9 |And I will love you, baby, al - ways | E | B7 | A | C#m7 Badd9 |And I'll be there forever and a day, al - ways| E | B/F# | I'll be there 'til the stars don't shine 'til the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme | A | B A B |And I know when I die, you'll be on my mind and I'll love you, always
Outro & Guitar Solo Fade Out
| E | B7 | C#m7 B7 | A | Always | E | B7 | C#m7 B7 | A | [X4]