Elvis Costello - Taking my life in your hands

^{G#m F#6} My ^Fm7b5dear impulsive ^Edarling I sus^A6pect my letter ^Gdim7got to you too ^F#7late ^G#m And it's ^C#7really just a ^F#silly fragment of ^D#mpaper D#7 A#7b13 D#7 But it means so much to those who wait ^Em All the suffering ^Ddays and ^Dbm7b5nights Till I ^Cdare dream agai^Fn ^{Bb Gb B F Em} There you suddenly ^Dstand and I'll be ^Dbm7b5damned If you didn't disap^Am9pear with the ^Cdawn ^{F7 G}

^EHours ^C#mpass and ^Adarkness ^B7comes ^ASoon I will ^Eclose my ^B7eyes ^{E E}Will you re^C#mturn if ^Ayou don't re^B7ply You'll be ^Ataking my l^Eife in your ^B7hands E F F#m (G#m) A (A#dim7) B7 (Cdim7 C#m) E You'll be taking my life in your hands ^F#mTaking my ^Alife in your ^Ehands

^G#m I ^F#6don't know ^Fm7b5why my dearest ^Edarling I can't ^A6tell you how I ^Gdim7feel when you are ^F#7near ^G#m When I ^C#7see you have re^F#turned my letters un^D#mopened D#7 A#7b13 D#7 I will tear them up, your voice ringing in my ears ^Em But you're kidding your^Dself if you ^Dbm7b5think This corresp^Condence will ^Fend ^{Bb Gb B F Em} I can always pre^Dtend words I ^Dbm7b5don't Have the courage to ^Amsend reach ^Cyou ^{F7 G}

^EHours ^C#mpass and ^Adarkness ^B7comes ^ASoon I will ^Eclose my ^B7eyes ^{E E}Will you re^C#mturn if ^Ayou don't re^B7ply You'll be ^Ataking my l^Eife in your ^B7hands E F F#m (G#m) A (A#dim7) B7 (Cdim7 C#m) E You'll be taking my life in your hands ^F#mTaking my ^Alife in your ^Ehands E