One Less Reason – The Distance chords

[Intro]
F# A D

[Verse 1]
F#                      E And since you've been gone
        DIve been away
      DFrom here and now
F# From yesterday
                  AThe lies that it took
           DTo keep you around
       DSo i held you here

We talked about
   F#mA life of sin
         AGiving in
          BmAnd how sometimes
D Even God forgets

[Chorus]
    AAnd I come to save you
                  E         F#mBut I couldn't remember your face
       F#mSo I closed my eyes
      E                 DAnd called out your name
AAnd when I found you
           D        EYou were slipping away
      ESo I had to do whats best for you

[Solo]
F# A D D

[Verse 2]
F#         EYears spent alone
          DBut I couldn't stay
        DOnce I lost my soul
            F#Found my way
              ABack to the place
             DI started with you
          DWhere we realized
      C#mWhat we would do
      BmWith mended heart
            AA brand new start
               DAnd the words back

We never meant to say

[Chorus]
    AAnd I come to save you
                  E         F#mBut I couldn't remember your face
       F#mSo I closed my eyes
      E                 DAnd called out your name
AAnd when I found you
           D        EYou were slipping away
      ESo I had to do whats best for you
     AThe lies that they gave you
          A            E        F#mWere the same as the promise I made
     F#mYou did nothing wrong
    E               DBut you were ashamed
         A                    D         EBut when I heard they would give you away
         A               EWell, I had to do whats best for you

[Bridge]
D        E                     F#mSay it, say what you needed to say
                      EYou know you'll feel better now
    D        E                        AAnd hate me, hate me for all of the ways
   EI let you down
   F#m              E     DIn search of you i lost myself
          EI lost myself
ADon't you feel better now?

[Solo]
F# F# E D D E x2

[Chorus]
    AAnd I come to save you
                  E         F#mBut I couldn't remember your face
       F#mSo I closed my eyes
      E                 DAnd called out your name
AAnd when I found you
           D        EYou were slipping away
      ESo I had to do whats best for you
     AThe lies that they gave you
          A           E         F#mWere the same as the promise I made
     F#mYou did nothing wrong
    E               DBut you were ashamed
         A                    D         EBut when I heard they would give you away
         A               EWell, I had to do whats best for you

[Chorus]
    A                            A           E       F#mAnd I come to save you, but i couldn't remember your face

(I couldn't remember)
     F#m                E             DSo I close my eyes and call out your name

(I call out your name)
            D                     D      EAnd when i found you, you were slipping away

(You were slipping away)
      ESo I had to do whats best for you

(You know I had to do, whats best for you)
     A                                 A          E        F#mThe lies that they gave you were the same as the promise I made
       F#m                E         DYou did nothing wrong but you were ashamed

(You did nothing wrong)
           D                 D       EBut when I heard they just gave you away

(And when I found)
        EWell, I had to do whats best for you

(Well, I had to do whats best for you)

[Chorus]
    AAnd I come to save you

(I come to save you)
         A         E         F#mBut I couldn't remember your face

(I couldn't remember)
     ASo I closed my eyes

(I close my eyes)
      E              DAnd called out your name
A And when I found you

(When I found you)
            D      EYou were slipping away

(You were gone)
      ESo I had to do whats best for you

[Outro]
    AThe lies that they gave you
     A             E      F#mThe same as the promise i made
      F#You did nothing wrong
       E         DBut always to blame
       A               D         EEven though you've forgotten my name
            E               G#       AOh, I would still do whats best for you