Holding Pattern

E C#m7 B A E C#m7 So I tried to call you B A I’m waiting while the phone rings E C#m7 Maybe you’re sleeping B A Or busy with your own things E C#m7 I’ll write it in a letter B A Send it in a bottle E C#m Walk it to your front door B And then hope to God that you’re not home A E B We’re holding in a pattern A E B Nothing really happens A B C#m I wish sometimes things wouldn’t go to plan B A In a holding pattern B A And I’m afraid to land E C#m7 Moving through the years and B A Going through the motions E C#m7 When loving is familiar B A And dressed up as devotion E C#m7 We colour by numbers B A Take it all for granted E C#m7 The thing we don’t remember B Is the flame that came before the ash A E B We’re holding in a pattern A E B Nothing really happens A B C#m I wish I didn’t have to be the one to put out my hand B E A In a holding pattern B C#m And I’m afraid to land C#m It’s the way the earth moves round the sun Bm E B C#m A The way that we do what we’ve always done E C#m7 So I tried to call you B A I’m waiting while the phone rings E C#m7 Standing at your front door B And hoping to God that you’re not home A E B Born into a pattern A E B Where nothing really happens A B C#m I wish sometimes things wouldn’t go to plan E A In a holding pattern B C#m And I’m afraid to land E A In a holding pattern G#m F#m C#m I’m holding out my hand