[Intro: lone clean guitar bends over organ swells] [Key: E minor] [Verse 1: dry upfront vocal, drums half in, bass enters second line] [Key: E minor] They say a man shows his colors when the money runs out Mine came out gray and I showed you doubt Six years of Sundays I swore I'd come through Now I'm holding the truth and I'm looking at you (looking at you) [Pre-Chorus: stripped, bass and snare only, rising vocal tension] [Key: E minor] Don't tell me it's easy Don't tell me it's fine I've carried this fever a long, long time [Chorus: full band, lead guitar answers each line] [Key: E minor] I'm this far from gone Still fighting for the morning This far from gone Don't put me down just yet I'm this far from gone And I'm holding, I'm holding (this far) (this far) [Instrumental: lead guitar fills trading with organ stabs] [Key: E minor] [Verse 2: forward groove, ghost notes on snare, vocal grit pushes] [Key: E minor] I left you three messages at half past two Every one an apology, every one true You never once raised your voice, that was the hardest part You just set down my coffee and you handed back my heart (handed it back) [Pre-Chorus: half-time feel, sustained vocal notes] [Key: E minor] Don't tell me it's over Don't close that door I've been chasing down the man I was before [Chorus: full band, stacked gritty harmonies on last line] [Key: E minor] I'm this far from gone Still fighting for the morning This far from gone Don't put me down just yet I'm this far from gone And I'm holding, I'm holding (this far) (this far) [Bridge: confessional, spoken-word feel, organ only, then bass slide-in] [Key: E minor] I know I spent your patience like loose change I know my sorry wore your name But a man can come back different (man can come back different) Yeah, a man can come back changed [Guitar Solo: slow crying bends, behind-the-beat, wide space] [Key: E minor] [Final Chorus: intense vocal delivery, lead guitar doubling the vocal] [Key: E minor] I'm this far from gone Still fighting for the morning This far from gone Don't put me down just yet I'm this far from gone And I'm holding, girl, I'm holding (this far from gone) (this far) [Instrumental Outro: fading instruments] [Hard Stop] [End]
