Verse 1GHit the ground, hit the ground, hit the ground, oh, oh
DOnly sound, only sound that you hear is, "No"
EmYou never saw it comin', slipped when you started runnin'
CAnd now you've come undone, and I, I, I, IPre-ChorusGSeen you fall, seen you crawl on your knees, eh, ayy
DSeen you lost in a crowd, seen your colors fade
EWish I could make it better, someday you won't remember
CThis pain you thought would last forever and everChorusGThere you'll stand, ten feet tall
DI will say, "I knew it all along"
EmYour eyes are wider than distance
CThis life is sweeter than fictionVerse 2GJust a shot, just a shot in the dark, oh, oh
DAll you got, all you got are your shattered hopes
EmThey never saw it comin', you hit the ground runnin'
CAnd now you're on to somethin', I, I, I sayPre-ChorusG"What a sight, what a sight when the light came on
DProved me right, proved me right when you proved them wrong"
EmAnd, in this perfect weather, it's like we don't remember
CThe rain we thought would last forever and everChorusGThere you'll stand, ten feet tall
DI will say, "I knew it all along"
EmYour eyes are wider than distance
CThis life is sweeter than fiction
GThere you'll stand, next to me (Next to me)
DAll at once, the rest is history (Ooh)
EmYour eyes are wider than distance
CThis life is sweeter than fiction (Sweeter than fiction)BridgeGI'll be one of the many sayin'
D"Look at you now, look at you now and now"
EmI'll be one of the many saying
C"You've made us proud, you've made us proud, proud"
GI'll be one of the many sayin'
D"Look at you now, look at you now and now"
EmI'll be one of the many sayin'
C"You've made us proud, you've made us proud, proud"
GAnd when they call your name
DAnd they put your picture in a frame
EmYou know that I'll be there time and again
C'Cause I loved you whenPre-ChorusGWhen you hit the ground, hit the ground, hit the ground, oh, oh
DOnly sound, only sound that you heard was, "No"
EmNow, in this perfect weather, it's like we don't remember
CThe rain we thought would last forever and ever (Forever)ChorusGThere you'll stand, ten feet tall (Ten feet tall)
DI will say, "I knew it all along" (Along)
EmYour eyes are wider than distance (I knew it all along)
CThis life is sweeter than fiction (Sweeter than fiction)
GThere you'll stand, next to me (Next to me)
DAll at once, the rest is history (Ooh)
EmYour eyes are wider than distance (I knew it all along)
CThis life is sweeter than fiction (It's sweeter than fiction)OutroGIt's sweeter than fiction
DIt's sweeter, yeah
EmIt's sweeter, it's sweeter
CIt's sweeter than fictionVerse 1GHit the ground, hit the ground, hit the ground, oh, oh
DOnly sound, only sound that you hear is, "No"
EmYou never saw it comin', slipped when you started runnin'
CAnd now you've come undone, and I, I, I, IPre-ChorusGSeen you fall, seen you crawl on your knees, eh, ayy
DSeen you lost in a crowd, seen your colors fade
EWish I could make it better, someday you won't remember
CThis pain you thought would last forever and everChorusGThere you'll stand, ten feet tall
DI will say, "I knew it all along"
EmYour eyes are wider than distance
CThis life is sweeter than fictionVerse 2GJust a shot, just a shot in the dark, oh, oh
DAll you got, all you got are your shattered hopes
EmThey never saw it comin', you hit the ground runnin'
CAnd now you're on to somethin', I, I, I sayPre-ChorusG"What a sight, what a sight when the light came on
DProved me right, proved me right when you proved them wrong"
EmAnd, in this perfect weather, it's like we don't remember
CThe rain we thought would last forever and everChorusGThere you'll stand, ten feet tall
DI will say, "I knew it all along"
EmYour eyes are wider than distance
CThis life is sweeter than fiction
GThere you'll stand, next to me (Next to me)
DAll at once, the rest is history (Ooh)
EmYour eyes are wider than distance
CThis life is sweeter than fiction (Sweeter than fiction)BridgeGI'll be one of the many sayin'
D"Look at you now, look at you now and now"
EmI'll be one of the many saying
C"You've made us proud, you've made us proud, proud"
GI'll be one of the many sayin'
D"Look at you now, look at you now and now"
EmI'll be one of the many sayin'
C"You've made us proud, you've made us proud, proud"
GAnd when they call your name
DAnd they put your picture in a frame
EmYou know that I'll be there time and again
C'Cause I loved you whenPre-ChorusGWhen you hit the ground, hit the ground, hit the ground, oh, oh
DOnly sound, only sound that you heard was, "No"
EmNow, in this perfect weather, it's like we don't remember
CThe rain we thought would last forever and ever (Forever)ChorusGThere you'll stand, ten feet tall (Ten feet tall)
DI will say, "I knew it all along" (Along)
EmYour eyes are wider than distance (I knew it all along)
CThis life is sweeter than fiction (Sweeter than fiction)
GThere you'll stand, next to me (Next to me)
DAll at once, the rest is history (Ooh)
EmYour eyes are wider than distance (I knew it all along)
CThis life is sweeter than fiction (It's sweeter than fiction)OutroGIt's sweeter than fiction
DIt's sweeter, yeah
EmIt's sweeter, it's sweeter
CIt's sweeter than fiction