[Intro]
G G

[Verse I]
G
Watching light through water
C
I want to bend the way it bends
Em D
You slice like a knife through the surface
C
But what a thrill to see it mend
Am C
With no scar, no memory
G Am
I’m envious, why pretend I’m not

[Verse II]
G
Wading in up to the ankles
C
The cold speaks straight to my bones
Em D
Whole body and soul hesitation
C
I am a coward turned to stone
Am C
I stay there for centuries
G F Em Am
So all of history knows about it

[Pre-Chorus]
D
But hey hey
D
We made it to the longest day
D
And the sun, the wind the earth
D
Are wearing me away

[Chorus]
G C
The shame! I wish that I was brave enough to dive in
Em D
But I never have been and never will be
C G
I’m coming in hot then freezing completely
C
The shame! I wish that I could say what I’ve been thinking
Em D
But I never have done and never will do
C
Still only knees deep, I’ll never be brave like you

[Verse III]
G
Lighten up like a candle
C
I’m as likely to go out
Em D
You can sigh from the bottom of your lungs
C
Until the house gets blown down
Am C
One step, then two, then three
G F Em Am
‘Til I’ve forgotten how to count them

[Pre-Chorus]
D
But hey hey
D
We made it to the longest day
D
And the river’s ready current
D
Can carry me away

[Chorus]
G C
The shame! I wish that I was brave enough to dive in
Em D
But I never have been and never will be
C G
I’m coming in hot then freezing completely
C
The shame! I wish that I could say what I’ve been thinking
Em D
But I never have done and never will do
C
Still only knees deep, I’ll never be brave like you

[Instrumental]
G C Em D C
G C Em D C
D

[Chorus]
G C
The shame! I wish that I was brave enough to dive in
Em D
But I never have been and never will be
C G
I’m coming in hot then freezing completely
C
The shame! I wish that I could say what I’ve been thinking
Em D
But I never have done and never will do
C G
Still only knees deep, I’ll never be brave like you