How Long Have You Been There

C G7 C G7 C C/B Am I've been walking in the shadows for so long Dm That I forgot the sun could shine G7 C G7 C G7 I've turned away from everything and everyone that wanted to be mine C C/B Am Somehow I always shut my eyes and heart F Em Dm Em To anything that I might share F Em Dm Now I'm standing still and I wonder G7 C G7 C G7 How long have you been there C C/B Am Every path I've taken I have turned around Dm And quickly closed the door G7 C G7 C G7 It seems as though I knew if I ever stop to feel I’d want more C C/B Am I kept a steady run so my eyes F Em Dm Em Could never focus anywhere F Em Dm Now I'm standing still and I wonder G7 C How long have you been there F How long have you been standing there Dm G7 C Protectin' me from love that shouldn't be F Dm Knowing all along that I would realize G7 That you were meant for me C C/B Am Now I've got to mend every broken fence Dm And bridge that I have burned G7 C G7 C G7 And clear away the cobwebs in my heart so I can start to learn C C/B Am For now I realize that you've been waiting F Em Dm Em Just to teach me how to care F Em Dm Now I'm standing still and I wonder G7 C How long have you been there F Em Dm Now I'm standing still and I wonder G7 C G7 C G7 How long have you been there