Em      D/G     Dsus2   Em
I       Love the time and       in between,            The      calm inside me
        D/G     Dsus2   Em9
in the space where      I can breath    e.      I believe       there is a
        Em      D/G     Dsus2   Em
        distance I have         wandered to     touch up no the ye      ars of
        Em      G       Dsus2
        Reaching out    ,   and re      aching in
        Em      G       D       C
          Holdin        g out,   Holdin g in.
(acoustic guitar comes in on 1st Am7)
        Am7     D       Em9     Em/A    D/A     Am7     D
          I      believe         this is Hea    ven     to      no one else      but me.
        Em9     Em/A    D/A     Am7     D
          And I'll de   fend it         long as           I     can be
        Em      D       Am7
        Left here to    linger in si    lence
        D       Am7     D
If I choos      e to would you try       to understand?  
        Em      D/G     D       C
I       know this love is       passing time,   passing through like li quid
        Em      G       D/C
            I'm         drunk in my desire       
        C       Em      G
        But I   love the way you        smile at me,
        D       C
I       love the way your hand  s reach out and
        Em      G
           Hold  me near.
        D       C       G       D       C
          I       bel   ieve      I      
        Am      D       Em      Am      D       Em
          I       believe          this is heaven to    no one else      but me,         
        Am      D
And I'll defend it long as        I      can be
        Em      Am
        Left here to linger in s        ilence,
        D       Am
If I choose      to would you tr        y to understand?
        Em      D/G     D       C
        Oh, the         quiet child     awaits the day when she  can break free
        Em      G       D       D/C     C
          the mold that  clings like desper     ation.           
        Em      G
        Mother can't you        see I've got to
        D       C       Em      G
        live my life the way I   feel is           right         for me
        D       C
          Might not be rig      ht for you, but its
        G       D       C       Am
          Right   for me,       oh.      
        D       Em      Am      D
I         believe          this is Heaven to    no one else       but me.
        Em      Am      D
          And I'll defend it long as      I      can be
        Em      Am
        Left here to linger in si       lence
        D       Am      D
If I ch oose to would you t     ry to understa  nd?
        Am      D       Am      D
        I would like to lin     ger here in s   ilence if I ch  oose to,
        Am      D
Would you u     nderstand        it?