G |       | Em |    |
G |       | Em |  D |
G |  D/F# | Em |  D |
G |  D/F# | Em |  D |


[VERSE 1]
G
She was late, 
                    Em
he learned to stay awake and wait....
                       G
To make it through the quiet nights, 
                       Em
he learned to case the morning light


[PD-C HORUS 1]
                   C                    G
When everything is brighter than the sun, 
C                     G
she can't hide or run
C                   D Em                D
She can't change it,  she can't take it back..


[CHORUS 1]
Am9    Am C    D/C Gadd9 G D     Dsus2
Please forgive me, and   believe me
    Am9    Am    C            Emadd9 G
and please don't throw it away
    Am9    Am C    D/C Gadd9 G D     Dsus2
and please forgive me, and   believe me..
    Am9    Am    C            Dsus2
and please don't throw it away

'Cause then I might stay


[INTERLUDE]
G |  D/F#   | Em |  D |
G |  D/A Bm | Em |  D |


[VERSE 2]
    G
She cannot break
                   Em
a promise that she never made
                   G
She's coming in to watch him drown, 
                        Em
as the morning floods a dried out town



[PD-C HORUS 2]
                   C                    G
When everything is brighter than the sun, 
        C                   G
there's nowhere left to run
    C                   D     Em              D
You leave your pride be - hind  and find your way back



[CHORUS 2]
Am9    Am C    D/C Gadd9 G D     Dsus2
Please forgive me, and   believe me
    Am9    Am    C            Emadd9 G
and please don't throw it away
    Am9    Am C    D/C Gadd9 G D     Dsus2
and please forgive me, and   believe me..
    Am9    Am    C            Dsus2
and please don't throw it away

when I say


[BRIDGE]
Am                          C
Little by little when we're ready to fall
G                        D
Little by little when we open the doors
Am                   C                     Em D
Little by little I'm ready to give myself
Am                          C
Little by little when we're ready to fall
G                        D
Little by little when we open the doors
Am                   C                     D  D
Little by little I'm ready to give myself

and be free


[OUTRO]
G |  D/F# | Em7 |  D |
G |  Am   | Em7 |  D |       G
                   Little by little
D/F#      Em
Little by little
D         G
Little by little
Am        Em
Little by little
      D         G
I say little by little
D/F#      Em
Little by little
      D         G
I say little by little
Am        Em
Little by little
    D         G
And little by little
D/F#      Em
Little by little
    D         G
and little by little
Am        Em
Little by little
D    G
yeah
D/F# Em
yeah
D    G
yeah
D/F# Em
whoa
D    G
ooh