A                                               D
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire 
                                                F#m 
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire 
                                                D
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire 
                                                A
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire 

A   D   F#m   D  
  Yeah! (repeated many times with the chords interspersed until verse) 

[verse 1]
A                                                      D  
  We can run, we can run through the woods but they'll find us
         F#m                                                  D
  We can hide, we can hide, we can hide like I've done my whole life
A                                                D
  We can watch as they burn all the books in the fire
         F#m                                             D
  We can dance to the stars in the sky in the darkness of nights

[pre-chorus]
A     D         
  Oh, I'll be here to say
F#m   D
  Oh, I'll be here to say
 
[chorus 1]
A                      
  Oh, when I'm sailing, 
D
  Oh, when I'm sailing,
F#m                         D
  I'm gonna get you back on time
D                           A
  I'm gonna get you back on time

[verse 2]
A                                             D
  I can still hear the sound of that broken piano,
        F#m                                                 D
  I can still feel the chill from the cold on the back of my spine
A                                            D
  I can pray to a god, I can hope that he'll save us
         F#m                                                      D
  I have seen too much pain, too much hurt, too much death in this life

[pre-chorus] 
A     D         
  Oh, I'll be here to say
F#m   D
  Oh, I'll be here to say
 
[chorus 2]
A                      
  Oh, when I'm sailing, 
D
  Oh, when I'm sailing,
F#m                         D
  I'm gonna get you back on time
D                           A
  I'm gonna get you back on time
A                      
  Oh, when I'm sailing, 
D
  Oh, when I'm sailing,
F#m                         D
  I'm gonna get you back on time
D                           A
  I'm gonna get you back on time

[bridge]
A                                               D
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire 
                                                F#m 
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire 
                                                D
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire 
                                                A
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire 
                                                D
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire 
                                                F#m 
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire 
                                                D
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire 
                                                A
  I will wait, I will wait, I will wait by the fire 

[chorus 2]
A                      
  Oh, when I'm sailing, 
D
  Oh, when I'm sailing,
F#m                         D
  I'm gonna get you back on time
D                           A
  I'm gonna get you back on time
A                      
  Oh, when I'm sailing, 
D
  Oh, when I'm sailing,
F#m                         D
  I'm gonna get you back on time
D                           A
  I'm gonna get you back on time