Here's the main idea for the verse...it varies slightly throughout the song. Just arppegiate the chords and it'll sound fine. 1st note Pre-Chorus - once again, this varies slightly throughout the song. ------------10------------|R| ------------10------------10----------|E| --------9------------11------------11------|P| -----------11-----11------------12------------12--|E| ----11---------9------------12------------|A| -9------------10------------|T| ------------9------------ ------------9------------ ------------9------------ --------11-----------11------------ ----11------------ -9------------ ----------7------------7--------7------------ ------------7------------7-------7------------ ------------8-----8--------8------8----------- -------9-----------9------------ ----9------------ -7------------ Verse Yeah there were times When I was lonely And I lay here like a ghost Upon my bed I never thought about my friends I never called up anyone I was happy hiding out Inside my head Verse - And then you came along And loved me all up First you calmed me down And then you took my hand And as we lay under the sky And watched the planes go by Well I knew I?d never be The same again Pre-Chorus Slow down I want to go with you Can?t we wait here awhile And Ill watch you smile And we?ll hide away And let all the world go by Chorus No more reasons why We sit and count The tears we cry Sit and count the tears Always getting better Always getting better Leave the lonely days Close your eyes Let them drift away Sit and count the tears Always getting better Always getting better Interlude Solo ------------ ------------ -9b11~~~~-----9b11r9-7~~------------7-7------------ ------------9-9~~-7-9-----9-9-------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ -9-7------------ -----9-9-7-9-7------------7-8-9------------ ------------10-7-/7-10------------ ------------ -9b¼-9b¼--7~---9b¼-9b¼--7-------9b11~~~----7b¼----- -9b¼-9b¼--7~---9b¼-9b¼--7-------9b11~~~----7b¼----- ------------9-7------------9-9- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------10-10---------10------10-----10-12--12-12-12- -------7-9/11--------/11-11-----11------11------------ -7--9------------ ------------ ------------ Verse - I have thought about your leaving For a long time now And I guess that in the end I?ll be right But the blackness of your hair The way your smile hits me Everywhere These are the things That come to me at night Pre-Chorus Slow down I want to go with you Can?t we wait here awhile And Ill watch you smile Come pouring in As we let all the world go by Chorus No more reason why We sit and Count the tears we cry Always getting better Always getting better Leave the lonely days Close your eyes Let them drift away Always getting better Always getting better Lie down again watch Moonlight streaming in Always getting better Always getting better