Am    C  F    Am  G    Am  G

[Verse]
         Am        G           Am       G
It was a long time coming, but plain to see
       C        F                         Am      G
When I held his shaking hand, he couldn't look at me
        Am              G                  Am         G
He said something about losing, losing the will to go on
          C            F                    Am       G      Am  G
He looked off into the distance, I knew his mind had gone

[Verse]
   Am       G                Am          G
He lights a candle, it has a soft kind of glow
     C             F                  Am         G
He's scared of the dark, but he won't let nobody know
                Am       G          Am                   G
'Cause when the midnight demons are creeping through the night
   C             F                    Am         G      Am  G
He knows they'll get to him when he's run out of fight

[Chorus]
       C         F      G          Am      F
Was it trying to get it right that made it wrong?
          C      F         G       Am      F
Or was it just a road that went on way too long?
F   G     C   F     Am  G      Am  G
Too long, too long, too long

[Verse]
   Am           G              Am         G
He searches for words, but the words disappear
   C        F                 Am        G
He talks so quietly, you move closer to hear
     Am          G                      Am           G
He's looking for answers, but you don't know what to say
     C        F                       Am      G
Just help him through the night into another day

[Instrumental]
Am  G    Am  G    Am  G
C  F    Am  G    Am  G

[Verse]
     Am      G        Am           G
He's falling over the edge of the abyss
        C      F                       Am       G
Holding on and reaching out and hoping he won't miss
        Am             G                    Am            G
I say, "Grab a-hold of something, something beautiful and true
    C       F                 Am        G      Am  G
Someday the world is going to smile for you"

[Chorus]
       C         F      G          Am      F
Was it trying to get it right that made it wrong?
          C      F         G       Am      F
Or was it just a road that went on way too long?
F   G     C   F     Am  G      Am  G
Too long, too long, too long