Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Verse 1: A I can always pick up books in the D search of what I need E D But that doesn't help me any if you’re A impossible to read, E D So if you love me, if you love me, come A clean
Verse 2: A These monsters in my closet are D watching over me E D The days are getting shorter and at A night, it’s hard to sleep E D The combination of all of this is the A death of everything E D So if you love me, if you love me, A hurry Verse 3: A Because I don’t think that wasting a D second of this time E D A Would benefit the outcome of the life I had in mind E D I’ll refer to you as my special love, A the one that set me free E D So if you love me, if you love me, come A clean Bridge: E D A Waiting around until things grow old E D I’m feeling lost in towns that were my A home E D A And if everything was easier before E D A Then we’ll go back to who we were Interlude: A D E D A E D A E D A Verse 4: A D So I’m picking up a book in the search of what I need E D A From religion to fiction, being lost about at sea E D A And all I can imagine is being brushed against your cheek E D So if you love me, if you love me, come A clean Outro, slowly: E D A