Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Verse 1:
Em
When we first met, we'd talk for hours
Dmaj7
You wore that dress, the one with flowers
Em7 A7 Dmaj7
When you walked in, I saw the rest of my life
Verse 2:
Em Dmaj7
Were we pretending, all those nights?
Dmaj7 Em
Dancing to silence in the moonlight
G A
Was it a beautiful waste of time?
Chorus:
Bm Em7
You only call me to say you miss me
A Dmaj7
When I'm far away from home
Bm Em
You only call me to say you want me
A Bm
You only love me when you're lonely, oh
Verse 3:
Em7
We keep spinning back around
Dmaj7
And we always end up here
Em7 G
When you mix jealousy with sympathy, oh
A F#
Whoa, it always ends in tears
Chorus:
Bm Em7
You only call me to say you miss me
A Dmaj7
When I'm far away from home
Bm Em7
You only call me to say you want me
A Dmaj7
When you think I'm not alone
Bm Em
You only tell me what I wanna hear
A Dmaj7
When you think that I'm not listening
Bm
Doesn't matter anyway
A Bm
You only love me when you're lonely, oh
Bridge:
G
True love
F#m7 Bm
Doesn't always last forever
G
True love
F#m7 Bm
Can't always keep two lovers together
Em7
Oh, this is true love
Dmaj7
This is true love, oh
Chorus:
Bm Em
Don't call me to say you miss me
A Dmaj7
When I'm far away from home
Bm Em7
You only call me to say you want me
A Dmaj7
When you think I'm not alone
Bm Em7
You only tell me what I want to hear
A Dmaj7
When you think that I'm not listening
Bm Em7
Doesn't matter anyway
A Bm
Oh, you only love me when you're lonely, oh
Outro:
Em7 Dmaj7
Song History
Published: September 17, 2025
Last Updated: September 17, 2025