[Intro]
C G  C G
C G  D G
 
Verse 1:
C       G
Old man on his way back home
C                 G
Late from work today
C       G
Far out on a dirt road
     D                 Em
And couldn't find his way
      C           G
With tears in his eyes, he knew
          C          G
There was no one in sight
      C               G
And tried to tell himself
     D           G
That it'll be alright
 
Chorus:
  C              Em
Why's it always darkest
 G
Right before the dawn
    C            D
If liars can be honest
      G
Then right can be wrong
      C                Em
And when you find the doorway
        G     G/F C/E
Are you in or you out
     C            G
You have to stand up
   D             Em
Before you fall down
     C           G
You need to get lost
   D            G
Before you get found
 
Interlude (Intro)
 
Verse 2:
C           G
Young girl with a broken heart
 C             G
Walking home alone
C          G
Teardrops made of Maybelline 
 
D          Em
On a goodbye note
C                G
And looking down at the shadows on the ground
    C              G
She almost didn't see
    C            G
A blue-eyed man with a flower in his hand
         D                 G
Walkin right out of her dreams
And she said
 
Chorus
 
Bridge:
Em
We're never gonna know it all
Bm
Like houses, we will fall
      C
And break in stormy weather
     D
And be put back together better
Em
We're never gonna know the way
Bm
Never know which words to say
     C        C/B   Am     C   D
And don't you worry it'll be okay
 
Chorus 2:
  C               Em
Why's it always stormin
 G
Right before the calm
  C            Em
Why are we so lonely
   D
Before it's said and done
 
Chorus
 
Outro (Intro)