[Intro] C  C9  C  C9  Am  A4  Am  A4

C        C9    C  C9
Hear the sirens
Am        A4    Am  A4
Hear the sirens
C          C9    C        C9        Am     A4  Am  A4
Hear the sirens, hear the circus so profound
C          C9    C        C9             Am   A4  Am  A4
I hear the sirens more and more in this here town

        G                            D9        C        Em
Let me catch my breath to breathe then reach across the bed
 G                       D9       C       A9
Just to know we're safe, I am a grateful man
 G                           D9        C        Em
This slightest bit of light and I can see you clear, hmm

Am                  C                 G
Have to take your hand, and feel your breath
                Dm
For fear this someday will be over
 Am            C                G
I pull you close, so much to lose
               Dm                Em  F9
Knowing that nothing lasts forever
          C                     G
I didn't care, before you were here
                      Dm               Em  F9
I danced in laughter with the everafter
                C                 G
But all things change, let this remain

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 C        C9    C       C9              Am  A4  Am  A4
Hear the sirens covering distance in the night
     C          C9        C        C9               Am    A4  Am  A4
The sound, echoing closer, will they come for me next time?

   G                         D9            C       Em
For every choice, mistake I've made, it's not my plan
 G                    D9     C      A9
To send you in the arms of another man
   G                             D9       C        Em
And if you choose to stay, I'll wait, I'll understand, huh

Am              C                  G
It's a fragile thing this life we lead
                Dm
If I think too much, I can't get over
 Am               C               G
Whelmed by the grace by which we live our lives
          Dm                Em  F9
With death over our shoulders
             C                 G
Want you to know, that should I go
                  Dm                       Em  F9
I always loved you, held you high above, true
              C
I study your face
               Em
The fear goes away

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 Am             C                    G
It's a fragile thing this life we lead
                Dm
If I think too much, I can't get over
 Am              C
Whelmed by the grace
             G
By which we live our lives
      Dm                   Em  F9
With death over our shoulders
             C                  G
Want you to know, that should I go
                   Dm                       Em  F9
I always loved you, held you high above, true
               C
I study your face
               G
The fear goes away
               Dm
The fear goes away
                Em  F9
The fear goes away

[Outro]  C  G  Dm  Em  F9  C  G  Dm  Em  F