Difficulty
Intermediate
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
πΈ Intro:
E A E A
πΈ Verse 1:
E A
What if I never had met you
E A
I wonder would it have been worse
E A
Not ever knowing the happiness
E A
If it meant I was spared from the hurt
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
B
It's clear that you want her
C#m
She looks like a picture
G#m A
While inside I'm silently screaming
πΈ Chorus:
E
I could love you
G#m
I could be the one who holds you
C#m
When the world comes crashing down
B A
So you won't ever feel alone
E
I could love you
G#m
If you'd trust me with your heart I'd
C#m
Keep it safe like it was mine
B A
Be your shelter from the storm
E A
If you let me
E A
If you let me
πΈ Verse 2:
E A
I thought you were mine for a moment
E A
One flickering glimmer of hope
E A
All at once it was like I enchanted you
E A
Just as quickly the magic was gone
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
B
So I'll do what's best and
C#m
Hold back from confessing
G#m A
In secret I'm quietly dying
πΈ Chorus:
E
I could love you
G#m
I could be the one who holds you
C#m
When the world comes crashing down
B A
So you won't ever feel alone
E
I could love you
G#m
If you'd trust me with your heart I'd
C#m
Keep it safe like it was mine
B A
Be your shelter from the storm
E A
If you let me
E A
If you let me
πΈ Bridge:
B C#m
What am I supposed to do
B C#m B A
If nobody ever lives up to you
πΈ Chorus:
E
I could love you
G#m
I could be the one who holds you
C#m
When the world comes crashing down
B A
So you won't ever feel alone
E
I could love you
G#m
If you'd trust me with your heart I'd
C#m
Keep it safe like it was mine
B A
Be your shelter from the storm
E A
If you let me
E
If you let me
πΈ Outro:
B A
Song History
Published: June 22, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025