Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Difficulty: Intermediate Verse 1: F#m E I saved every letter you wrote me D A/C# From the moment I read them Bm F#m I knew you were mine E You said you were mine D A/C# Bm I thought you were mine F#m E Do you know what Angelica said D A/C# Bm When we saw your first letter arrive? She said F#m E Be careful with that one, love D A/C# He will do what it takes to survive Pre-Chorus: Bm F#m E You and your words flooded my senses D A/C# Your sentences left me defenseless Bm F#m E You built me palaces out of paragraphs D A/C# Bm You built cathedrals F#m E I’m rereading the letters you wrote me D A/C# I’m searching and scanning for answers Bm F#m In every line E For some kind of sign D And when you were mine Chorus: The world seemed A F#m To burn A F#m Burn Verse 2: F#m E You published the letters she wrote you D You told the whole world A/C# How you brought this girl Bm F#m Into our bed E And in clearing your name D A/C# Bm You have ruined our lives F#m E Do you know what Angelica said D A/C# Bm When she read what you’d done? She said F#m E You have married an Icarus D A/C# He has flown too close to the sun Verse 3: Bm F#m E You and your words obsessed with your legacy D A/C# Your sentences border on senseless Bm F#m E And you are paranoid in every paragraph D N.C. How they perceive you You, you, you Verse 4: F#m E I’m erasing myself from the narrative D A/C# Let future historians wonder Bm F#m How Eliza reacted E When you broke her heart Chorus: D A/C# You’ve torn it all apart Bm I’m watching it A F#m Burn Watching it A F#m Burn Outro: A The world has no right to my heart C# The world has no place in our bed F#m7 They don’t get to know what I said E A I’m burning the memories C# Burning the letters F#m7 That might have redeemed you A You forfeit all right to my heart C# You forfeit the place in our bed F#m7 You’ll sleep in your office instead E A With only the memories E A With only the memories F#m Of when you were mine, mine, mine I hope that you F#m A Burn
