The Follow Through

the follow through
blue october
any man in america
( chords are slightly out of line )

intro : C Am7 Am G F

C
pride
Am
it leaves you hollow
G
another attempt
F
just to settle the score
C
a war , you know the one you built it up

Am
it’s real defining
G
humiliation
F
knocks at your door ( at your door , oh )

chorus :
Am
and you say i blow up
G
i say you cave in
Em or F
we never found the line between
Am
the real and pretend
C
you know you should accept it
G
this is really the end

i know for sure , it’s what i have to do
C
is follow through

Am
in everything i ever want to be
G
the only one i ever need to know
F
i’d wait for you till time lay down to sleep
C
and i’d sneak across the world to let her know

Am7
yeah that’s what i do
G
yeah i follow through
F
oh i follow through

C
and here i stand
Am
i’m too close but still you’re far away
G
you never tried but i did
F
and we still remain divided

C
oh i can’t believe that your heart’s still beating
Am
it’s beating for me at all
G
how sad of you
F
but i’m not sad at all

repeat chorus

Am
and as it falls down into night we run away
G
and once again divided
F
but each one knows just what we have to do , we do
C or C7
we have to . . . follow through

F
i will lay down my heart
Am
i will let you go
Em
that’s what’s best for us all

Am
( cause now we stand beneath . . . )
G
i will let you go ( like we did before )
F
that’s what’s best for us all ( but this time for her )
C
( ill follow through )

C Am
and everything i ever want to be
G
the only thing i ever need to know

i’d wait for you till time lay down to sleep
F C
and i’d sneak across the world to let her know

Am
hold my heart
G
patiently
F
take my hand
C
walk with me
Am
cause when the evening comes
G
we’ll set the world on fire
F
and i was wrong
C
let me help you live on

Am
and everything i ever want to be
G
the only one i ever need to know
F
i’d wait for you till time lay down to sleep
C
and i’d sneak across the world to let her know

Am
and as it falls down into night we run away
G
and once again divided
F
but each one knows just what we have to do , we do
C
we have to . . . follow through

Am
hold my heart
G
patiently
F
take my hand

walk with me
C
cause when the evening comes
Am
we’ll set the world on fire
G
and i was wrong
F
let me help you live on

end : C