Intro:  G - G9 - G - G9

(o ultimo G9 já emenda direto no verso)

G9                    C9
The sky has lost its color
C9                     G
The sun has turned to gray 
G                        Em
At least that’s how it feels to me 
              G
Whenever you’re away 

   G               C9
I crawl up in the corner
  C9                  G
To watch the minutes pass
G                  Em
Each one brings me closer to
                  G         D9/F#
The time you’re coming back 

(chorus) 
                 G
I can’t take the distance 
              G
I can’t take the miles 
                 C9                          D9/F#
I can’t take the time until I next see you smile 
               G
I can’t take the distance 
           G
And I’m not ashamed 
                 C9                              D9/F#
That with every breath I take I’m calling your name
           G
I can’t take the distance 

      G               C9
I still believe my feelings
   C9                     G
But sometimes I feel too much 
   G                     Em
I make believe you’re close to me
              G
But it ain’t close enough 
             D9/F#
Not nearly close enough 

(chorus) 
                  G
I can’t take the distance 
                G
I can’t take the miles 
                    C9                       D9/F#
I can’t take the time until I next see you smile
                   G
I can’t take the distance 
              G
And I’m not ashamed 
                C9                               D9/F#
That with every breath I take I’m calling your name 

  Em
I’d breathe fire and I’d be free 
       C9                        D9/F#
To be by your side, I’d do anything 
                 G
I can’t take the distance 

G
I will go the distance 
G
I will go the miles 
                C9
That’s how much you mean to me 

(chorus) 
G
I can’t take the distance 
G
I can’t take the miles 
                   C9                         D9/F#
I can’t take the time until I next see you smile 
                 G
I can’t take the distance
             G
And I’m not ashamed
                C9                               D9/F#
That with every breath I take I’m calling your name
                   G
I can’t take the distance  


OBS.: Há algumas variações nos acordes de G e C9. Assim, uma seqüência mais fiel à música para os versos seria a seguinte:

Verso: G - G9 - G - G9 - C9 - C9/6 - C9 - G - G9 - G - G9 - Em - Em - G