Dm


[Verse]

Dm
I cried out to listening ears
  Dm
A childhood of learning new fears
Dm
Words that were promised by a whisper in my ear
Dm
Remembering days before me and counting down the years


[Chorus]

D D/C
Oh
D/C           G/B
Is it a bird in the hand
D D/C
Or
D/C     G/B
Castles in the sand
D D/C
Oh
D/C         G/B
It’s been a long time coming
D D/C C/G


[Interlude]

Dm


[Verse 2]

Dm
I cross the land of peers
Dm
And comforts suppress my tears
Dm
I’m bound by expectation but I don’t know who to blame
Dm 
The roads been laid before me but I don’t think the same


[Chorus 2]

D D/C
Oh
D/C           G/B
Is it a bird in the hand
D D/C
Or
D/C     G/B
Castles in the sand
D D/C
Oh
D/C         G/B
It’s been a long time coming
D D/C C/G


[Bridge]

Bb Dm Bb Dm
Bb Dm Bb Dm


[Interlude]

Dm


[Verse 3]

Dm
Now I am the breaker of chains
Dm
And I have fire deep in my veins
Dm
I once believed that there’s no other way but I wanted more
Dm
I reached out for the last time through the door of evermore


[Chorus 3]

D D/C
Oh
D/C           G/B
Is it a bird in the hand
D D/C
Or
D/C     G/B
Castles in the sand
D D/C
Oh
D/C         G/B
It’s been a long time coming
D/C         G/B
It’s been a long time coming