Written by Ben Gibbard
Intro: C G C G G C It's bigger than love G C Brighter than all the stars combined G C It's dwarfing the sun G C Burning within my heart and mind Em C I live with my memories G Am The bustle and fervor of New York Em C We're on 59th street G Am We quarreled and broke the bathroom door Em C 'Cause you were just drinking G Am Drinking til you could hardly see Em C Oh how much I loved you G D I couldn't bring myself to leave G C It's bigger than love G C Brighter than all the stars combined G C It's dwarfing the sun G C Burning within my heart and mind Em C Our summers in Paris G Am The Seine overflowing with champagne Em C And I knew you stepped out G Am But you knew that I had done the same Em C We had a child there G Am We couldn't raise her on our own Em C So our house got crowded G D I never felt so all alone G C It's bigger than love G C Brighter than all the stars combined G C It's dwarfing the sun G C Burning within my heart and mind Em G It's bigger than love D C Brighter than all the stars combined Em G It's dwarfing the sun D C Burning within my heart and mind Em C Stranded in Asheville G Am Failing to fix a broken head Em C We're in California G Am Doing the work of lesser men Em C But what of our daughter G Am What of the love that we once we shared Em C It's living inside us G D Battered but not beyond repair B7 F#m G B7 Our fate decry F#m Em B7 A singularity F#m G B7 A solemn tune F#m Em D G I play a night and dance around the room G C It's bigger than love G C Brighter than all the stars combined G C It's dwarfing the sun G C Burning within my heart and mind G C It's bigger than love G C Brighter than all the stars combined G C It's dwarfing the sun G C Burning within my heart and mind G C It's bigger than love G C Brighter than all the stars combined G C It's dwarfing the sun G C Burning within my heart and mind Em G It's bigger than love D C Brighter than all the stars combined Em G It's dwarfing the sun D C Burning within my heart and mind