G  D  Em  C
G  D  Em  C
G  D  Em  C


[Verse 1]
           G
Said you'd be there
           C                 Em    C
Said you'd be there from the start
           G
Said you'd be there
           C                Em   C
Said you'd be there and you are

             G
You took for granted
         C                    Em     C
Seeds we planted when we were young
               G
And you're the comfort
           C                  Em     C
You're the dock leaf when I'm stung


[Chorus]
    G                               Am
And oh, surely these candles aren't mine
                          C                    G
They take up a lot of the space on this cake
                                  Am
And oh, I feel like we're growing old
                         C
Faster than what we were told
                      G
And who cares when we go?


[Verse 2]
            G
So will you be there?
         C                   Em     C
When I'm broken, bruised and stuck
               G
'Cause I don't read much
           C                         Em    C
But I like doing things by the book

       G
I will try to
       C              Em     C
I will try to leave a mark
             G
But we're designed to
         C                  Em     C
We're designed to fade like scars


[Chorus]
    G                               Am
And oh, surely these candles aren't mine
                          C                    G
They take up a lot of the space on this cake
                                  Am
And oh, I feel like we're growing old
                         C
Faster than what we were told
                      G
Who will care when we go?


[Outro]
G  Am  C  G
G  Am  C  G
G  Am  C  G