Intro: Am, C (2x)
Am C
Written in these walls are the stories that I can’t explain
Am C
I leave my heart open but it stays right here empty for days
Am C
She told me in the morning she don’t feel the same about us in her bones
Am C
It seems to me that when I die these words will be written on my stone
Pre-chorus:
Am G C
And I’ll be gone gone tonight
Am G C
The ground beneath my feet is open wide
Am G C
The way that I been holdin’ on too tight
G
With nothing in between
Chorus:
C
The story of my life I take her home
F
I drive all night to keep her warm
Am
and time
F C
Is frozen (the story of, the story of)
C
The story of my life I give her hope
F Am
I spend her love until she’s broke inside
C
The story of my life (the story of, the story of)
Verse:
Am and C
Written on these walls are the colors that I can’t change
Am and C
Leave my heart open but it stays right here in its cage
Am and C
I know that in the morning
I’ll see us in the light upon your ear
Am and C
Although I am broken, my heart is untamed still
Pre-chorus:
Am G C
And I’ll be gone gone tonight
Am G C
The ground beneath my feet is open wide
Am G C
The way that I been holdin’ on too tight
G
With nothing in between
Chorus:
C
The story of my life I take her home
F
I drive all night to keep her warm
Am
and time
F C
Is frozen (the story of, the story of)
C
The story of my life I give her hope
F Am
I spend her love until she’s broke inside
C
The story of my life (the story of, the story of)
Bridge:
Dm G
And I been waiting for this time to come around
Dm G
But baby running after you is like chasing the clouds
Chorus:
C
The story of my life I take her home
F
I drive all night to keep her warm
Am
and time
F C
Is frozen (the story of, the story of)
C
The story of my life I give her hope
F Am
I spend her love until she’s broke inside
C
The story of my life (the story of, the story of)