A Billion Heartbeats

               Em                 D
Why does it take a tragedy to make
Am         C
  Our true colors come out?
                        Em
We only feel the life in our limbs
                            D
And a heartbeat beneath the skin
Am             C
  When time is runnin' out


[Pre-Chorus]
            G
But there's love in pain
    Em
And comfort in
D     C             D
Suffering, feels familiar and
C           G
Just like a stranger's touch
      Em
We've yet to trust
         D      C
Reaching out to feel
          D              C
Something real before we turn to dust


[Chorus]
Em G                           Am   C
     Every human has a billion heartbeats
   Em     G
So why do we lie and cheat 'till we're old?
    Am      C
And time is up on Earth?
Em G                           Am   C
     Every human has a billion heartbeats
   Am     G
So why do we only speak
            Am        C               C
In the cold silence between our words?


[Verse 2]
            Em                             D
Trapped halfway between wanting to be brave
            Am                 C               C
And feeling scared, we'll only stand and stare
                        Am
What difference will it make picking up the pieces
    D             Am                C             C
As another lonely heart breaks, but don't despair


[Pre-Chorus]
               G
'Cause there's love in pain
    Em
And comfort in
D     C             D
Suffering, feels familiar and
C           G
Just like a stranger's touch
      Em
We've yet to trust
         D      C
Reaching out to feel
          D              C
Something real before we turn to dust


[Chorus]
Em G                           Am   C
     Every human has a billion heartbeats
   Em     G
So why do we lie and cheat 'till we're old?
    Am      C
And time is up on Earth?
Em G                           Am   C
     Every human has a billion heartbeats
   Am     G
So why do we only speak
            Am        C         Em
In the cold silence between our words?


[Break]
                                F#m  A
In the cold silence between our words
                                Bm   D
In the cold silence between our words
                                F#m  A
In the cold silence between our words
                                Bm   D
In the cold silence between our words


[Bridge]
           Em                     G
So how do I, do I sleep, do I lie?
             Am             Em
Lie and cheat, though I try, I can't speak
              G               Am
Still my heart, my heart beats
           C
So how do I, do I sleep, do I lie?
             Am             Em
Lie and cheat, though I try, I can't speak
              G               Am
Still my heart, my heart beats


         Em
How do I, do I sleep, do I lie?
                           Am
Lie and cheat, though I try, I can't speak
                              C
Still my heart, my heart beats
         Em
How do I, do I sleep, do I lie?
             Bm
Lie and cheat, though I try, I can't speak
            D                                F#m A
Yeah, I try, but I can't speak, I can't speak


[Chorus]
Em G                           Am   C
     Every human has a billion heartbeats
   Em     G
So why do we lie and cheat 'till we're old?
    Am      C
And time is up on Earth?
Em G                           Am   C
     Every human has a billion heartbeats
   Am     G
So why do we only speak
            Am        C         Em
In the cold silence between our words?


[Outro]
                                F#m  A
In the cold silence between our words
                                Bm   D
In the cold silence between our words
                                F#m  A
In the cold silence between our words
                                Bm   D
In the cold silence between our words
                                F#m  A
In the cold silence between our words
                                Bm   D
In the cold silence between our words