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Intro A D(only gets two beats as it is played much faster live so I guess it's like an A/D)

A
the sun was coming up, and our friend was sound asleep.
but we saw through the window, that the water ran so deep,
D
that you couldn't make out, the ocean floor,
A
then I saw you in the light. I couldn't take it any more.

B
give me your hand.
give me everything you've got.
D
and the light from window will fall on us burning hot,
A
just like a torch.

the air was humid; I will not forget.
when we stepped outside, I hear your footsteps.
now in my mind, it's a soft sound,
almost imperceptible, against the giving ground.

let me kiss your eyelids with my lips.
let me feel the heat coming off your fingertips,
just like a torch.