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β« Intro:
G
β« Verse 1:
G
Lyin' awake at four in the mornin'
D/F# Cadd9
Losing our breathe when all we've done was talk
D/F#
And this hurts better than
G
Makin' out in the back of a car
D/F# Cadd9
When I was fifteen and thought I was in love
D/F#
I found it now
β« Pre-Chorus:
Em D/F#
But your heart has held a place
Cadd9
Should I hope that it can change?
A7sus4 Em D
I try to leave but I don't think I can walk away
β« Chorus:
G D/F#
But you say hold on just a little my darling
Em D Cadd9
And follow until it's me in your embrace
D
But my hands are getting cold and it's been
G D/F#
So hard to know you're with him in the morning
Em D Cadd9
I'm all in but I'm a chance you'll never take
D G
And it hurts when all I have is second place
β« Verse 2:
G D/F#
How could we start and end in the night
Em D/F# Cadd9
Something so right? Now we don't even talk
D G D/F#
But I keep waiting for you to call back, say you change your mind
Em D/F# Cadd9
Just run away, and leave this all behind
D
And that's all I want
β« Pre-Chorus:
Em D/F#
But your heart has held a place
Cadd9
Should I hope that it can change?
A7sus4 Em D
I try to leave but I don't think I can walk away
β« Chorus:
G D/F#
But you say hold on just a little my darling
Em D Cadd9
And follow until it's me in your embrace
D
But my hands are getting cold and it's been
G D/F#
So hard to know you're with him in the morning
Em D Cadd9
I'm all in but I'm a chance you'll never take
D G D/F# Em D
And it hurts when all I have is second place
β« Post-Chorus:
Cadd9 D
Second place
G D/F# Em D
Second place
Cadd9 D
Second place
β« Outro:
G D/F#
But you say hold on just a little my darling
Em D Cadd9
And follow until it's me in your embrace
D G
And it hurts when all I have is second place
Song History
Published: July 22, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025