Before You Answer
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A D Lights are off A It’s after midnight C Bills on the table G I didn’t pay Em A phone that stays Em7 D#m Face down in silence Em7 People I rest Who slipped away G D I scroll the news A Another war zone Cm D7 G Another name I don’t know Em7 I turn it off F#m7 But it keeps playing Bm7 A7 D In my head when the room goes cold G You are here F#m Em7 You are near A D I close my eyes G Gmaj7 A7 But my chest stays tied D Bm Before you answer D Em7 I will trust you G A Before you move D I will rest G A Bm You don’t have to prove F#7 You are listening F# I will sleep D On what you said A D I think about A The words I should add C G I’ve said to the ones I love Em7 Good prayers I stuck F#m7 Bm Halfway through Em7 A One hope for it hard to hold on to Bm7 F#m Ooh, I feel the space on the other side of the bed tonight G A7 D And wonder how so many people can feel this alone at once G You are here F#m Em7 You are near Asus4 D G So I open your word Asus4 And let it speak A7 D And I read you never sleep A You never turn away Bm7 You hear every fire D You count every tear G You are closer than I feel F#m7 You give peace Not when it’s solved Em7 Asus4 But when I trust you A7 Bm7 Before you answer A Em7 I will trust you G A D Even if the night stays long Bm F# You are here and that is enough G I will sleep A D In perfect peace A Bm7 You are here A You are near G A Gmaj7 A G I can see, even before you answer