Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: C x2 Verse 1: C F Dm Am You dug a hole for me in your backyard C F G C A time capsule of nostalgic treats F Dm Am You found a place for me in the back of your mind C F G C Dig me up before you're out of time
Pre-Chorus: F C G C Save your sorrow, crave my light Dm C G C Eat my heart out, fork and knife Chorus: F Dm Am A thousand ships struck my will to the ground Dm He crawled to his feet G C Did not wait to be found Dm F Am Her face led you to be lost at sea F Dm C You drowned and what you found was me Verse 2: Dm Am I wrote my goals upon my palm F G With a ball-point pen Am I had your hand F Don't sweat now, they're gone G C I'll make 'em up again Pre-Chorus: F C G C Save your sorrow, crave my light Dm C G C Eat my heart out, fork and knife Chorus: F Dm Am A thousand ships struck my will to the ground Dm He crawled to his feet G C Did not wait to be found Dm F Am Her face led you to be lost at sea F Dm C You drowned and what you found was me Bridge: Dm Am You have built a tent of walls G C I won't sleep beneath them Dm F Am Bury them in my old home G C Let's open your heart again Chorus: F Dm Am A thousand ships struck my will to the ground Dm He crawled to his feet G C Did not wait to be found Dm F Am Her face led you to be lost at sea F Dm C You drowned and what you found was me Outro: F Dm Am A thousand ships struck my will to the ground Dm He crawled to his feet G C Did not wait to be found Dm F Am Her face led you to be lost at sea F Dm C You drowned and what you found was me