It Was A Swift Not A Swallow I Never Listen chords by Crywank

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Bm F# G Em


Verse 1:
   Bm
Don't tell me I'm the one

I wouldn't want to be the one
      F#
I wouldn't want to know
       G
Yeah there's context of course

These are temporary thoughts
      Em
I think one day they'll go
Bm                           F#
Yes I know I love you but as time goes on I think we'll both get hurt
  G                           Em
And we keep clinging on whilst we treat each other like we don't deserve


Chorus:
    Bm                       F#
When we met you gave me a necklace of a bird you said didn't have a home
     G                       Em
I can't remember for sure but I think it was a type of swallow
  Bm                 F#
Sometimes I think we both knew from the start that this was doomed
    G                 Em
Please know, my love, I treasure all the time I spent with you


Interlude:
Bm F# G Em


Verse 2:
   Bm               F#      G      Em
And truth be told I'm so unsure if I should even walk away
  Bm            F#       G          Em
But I keep clinging on whilst knowing that I treat you worse everyday
   Bm     F#      G      Em
I am distant in mind and I am distant in body
   Bm          F#          G     Em
Even with me by your side you'll be inevitably lonely

    Bm              F#
And of one thing I'm sure it's that you deserve more
   G                  Em
I am selfish and distracted, some weeks barely interacted
   Bm
I am difficult and late
 F#
I do not save the date
     G
I have myself prioritised
 Em
I ask your help and time
     NC
I so rarely give you mine


Chorus:
    Bm                       F#
When we met you gave me a necklace of a bird you said didn't have a home
     G                       Em
I can't remember for sure but I think it was a type of swallow
  Bm                 F#
Sometimes I think we both knew from the start that this was doomed
    G                 Em
Please know, my love, I treasure all the time I spent with you


Verse 3:
     Bm        F#        G
And now I feel like such a fool for this to be what I choose
  Em
As if you weren't enough
Bm      F#      G       Em
Because I can say that I've never felt as loved
  Bm       F#     G      Em
I can't apologize more for my absence of emotion
 Bm        F#        G       Em
I know this song I write for you is just a selfish token


Outro:
Bm       F#     G    Em
Although theres pain in the end
    Bm    F#     G    Em
I would love to remain your friend
Bm         F#       G   Em
Break the past and make amends
   Bm        F#     G    Em
And learn to love you again in a new way