Slipping Away

Intro : D G x4 Verse 1 : D G remember coming home at four in the morning D G before the sun was up D G back when the east was a fire of gold D G D just waiting for the rest of the sky to fall in love G yeah D G our hope is just a metaphor , of something better D G for all of our dreams tonight D G D and fear is just a shadow of the things that matter the most G and i fear that i’m losing hope tonight Chorus : D oh oh i feel like i’m dreaming oh oh staring up at the ceiling G oh oh it’s four in the morning i can’t sleep and it feels like a warning D oh oh you wouldn’t believe me if i could say it just the way that i’m feeling G oh oh the words that i wanted to say i feel them slipping away D G x4 Verse 2 : D remember that kid with the quivering lip whose heart was on his sleeve like a first aid kit where are you now? where are you now? remember that kid , didn’t know when to quit i still lose my breath when i think about it oh , where’d you go? G ( oh where’d you go? ) Chorus : D oh oh i feel like i’m dreaming oh oh staring up at the ceiling G oh oh it’s four in the morning i can’t sleep and it feels like a warning D oh oh you wouldn’t believe me if i could say it just the way that i’m feeling G oh oh the words that i wanted to say i feel them slipping away Bridge : Bm D i know this isn’t what you wanted G past words in the present are haunting us now and on and on and on and on Bm D my heartbeat could tell you it’s urgent G i try to shout but the words don’t come out Chorus : D oh oh i feel like i’m dreaming oh oh staring up at the ceiling G oh oh it’s four in the morning i can’t sleep and it feels like a warning D oh oh you wouldn’t believe me if i could say it just the way that i’m feeling G oh oh the words that i wanted to say i feel them slipping away D G x8