C A F F-G F F-G
verse 1:
G The signal is subtle
Em We pass just F close enough to touch
G No questions, no answers
Em We know by F now to say enough
G With only simple words
Em With only F subtle turns
G The things we feel alone for one another
chorus:
There is a F secret that we Am keep
I won't C sleep if you won't sleep
Because to F night may be the Am last chance we'll be G given
We are comp F elled to Am do what C we must do
We are com F pelled to do what Am we have been for G bidden
Em So I won't sleep if F you won't sleep tonight
verse 2:
G Our act of defiance
Em We keep this F secret in our blood
G No paper or letters
Em We pass just F close enough to touch
G We love in secret names
Em We hide with F in our veins
G The things that keep us bound to one another
chorus:
There is a F secret that we Am keep
I won't C sleep if you won't sleep
Because to F night may be the Am last chance we'll be G given
We are comp F elled to Am do what C we must do
We are com F pelled to do what Am we have been for G bidden
bridge:
Until the Am last resilient hope
Has frozen F deep inside my bones
And this C broken fate has claimed me
And my F memories for its own
Your name is Am pounding through my veins
Can't you F hear how it is sung?
And I can C taste you in my mouth
Before the G words escape my lungs
And I'll w C hisper only once...
chorus:
There is a F secret that we Am keep
I won't C sleep if you won't sleep
Because to F night may be the Am last chance we'll be G given
We are comp F elled to Am do what C we have to
We are com F pelled to do what Am we have been for G bidden
ending:
'Cause you will F be some Am body's C girl
And you will F keep each Am other G warm
But to F night I am C feeling Am cold G F