James Blunt - Monsters

[Intro] 
Eb Eb7 Cm Cm7 Ab 
 
[Verse 1]  
Eb   Eb           Bb                Cm  
Oh, before they turn off all the lights  
  Cm                  Bb              Ab  
I won't read you your wrongs or your rights  
        Eb  
The time has gone  
     Eb        Bb                   Cm  
I'll tell you goodnight, close the door  
Cm         Bb            Ab  
Tell you I love you once more  
             Eb  
The time has gone  
           Bb  
So here it is  
   
[CHORUS]  
             Ab                  Bb  
I'm not your son, you're not my father  
           Eb             Bb      Cm  
We're just two grown men saying goodbye  
   Ab                   Bb  
No need to forgive, no need to forget  
       Eb                 Bb        Cm  
I know your mistakes and you know mine  
    Ab                           Bb  
And while you're sleeping, I'll try to make you proud  
   Eb            Bb                   Cm  
So daddy, won't you just close your eyes?  
         Ab               Bb  
Don't be afraid, it's my turn  
                      Eb  
To chase the monsters away  
   
[Verse 2]  
Eb        Eb           Bb        Cm  
Oh, well I'll read a story to you  
     Cm            Bb           Ab  
Only difference is this one is true  
             Eb  
The time has gone  
  Eb           Bb              Cm  
I folded your clothes on the chair  
  Cm             Bb              Ab  
I hope you sleep well, don't be scared  
             Eb  
The time has gone  
           Bb  
So here it is  
   
[CHORUS]  
             Ab                  Bb  
I'm not your son, you're not my father  
           Eb             Bb      Cm  
We're just two grown men saying goodbye  
   Ab                   Bb  
No need to forgive, no need to forget  
       Eb                 Bb        Cm  
I know your mistakes and you know mine  
    Ab                           Bb  
And while you're sleeping, I'll try to make you proud  
   Eb            Bb                   Cm  
So daddy, won't you just close your eyes?  
         Ab               Bb  
Don't be afraid, it's my turn  
                      Eb  
To chase the monsters away  
   
[BRIDGE]  
Eb       Cm  
Sleep a lifetime  
         Eb         Cm  
Yes, and breathe a last word  
        Ab       Eb            Bb  
You can feel my hand on your own  
       Eb      Cm               Eb       Cm  
I will be the last one so I'll leave a light on  
          Ab     Eb                Bb  
Let there be no darkness in your heart  
   
[CHORUS]  
             Ab                  Bb  
But I'm not your son, you're not my father  
           Eb             Bb      Cm  
We're just two grown men saying goodbye  
   Ab                   Bb  
No need to forgive, no need to forget  
       Eb                 Bb        Cm  
I know your mistakes and you know mine  
    Ab                           Bb  
And while you're sleeping, I'll try to make you proud  
   Eb            Bb                   Cm  
So daddy, won't you just close your eyes?  
         Ab               Bb  
Don't be afraid, it's my turn  
                      Eb  
To chase the monsters away 

PEOPLE ALSO VIEWED