Chords with lyrics
Verse:
FF
The weight of the world
C/EC/E
The pull of the tide
DmDm Am/C
Hidden forces that are stronger than the wind
G+G G/BG/B C majorC
Still they cannot be denied
FF
I'm just a friend
C/EC/E
Yes, that's what you say
DmDm Am/C
But if that's true then why is my heart always drawn to you
G+G G/BG/B C majorC
Even though you're far away
Pre-Chorus:
DmDm
Oh I've known it all along
Bb majorBb C majorC FF
You were never mine to lose
DmDm Am/C
You tell me not to waste my precious time
G+G G/BG/B C majorC
On another thought of you
Chorus:
FF
I'm not allowed to miss you
C/EC/E
I'm not allowed to shed a single tear
DmDm
I'm not allowed to tell you
C majorC DmDm C/EC/E
That I want you and I wish that you were here
FF
I'm not allowed to need you
C/EC/E
When I can't sleep and no one else can get me through
Bb majorBb C majorC
I'm not allowed to love you
FF
But I still do
Verse:
FF
Friends come and go
C/EC/E
Some gone too soon
DmDm
But deep within your name is etched upon my heart
G+G G/BG/B C majorC
I close my eyes and I'm with you
FF
Seven years on
C/EC/E
I feel just the same
DmDm
And as I walk along the water's edge
G+G G/BG/B C majorC
I swear I hear you call my name
Pre-Chorus:
DmDm
Oh I'm only marking time
Bb majorBb C majorC FF
Counting the days since you've been gone
DmDm Am/C
You tell me things will never be the same
G+G G/BG/B C majorC
But the music just plays on
Chorus:
FF
I'm not allowed to miss you
C/EC/E
Gotta wear a brave face and pretend
DmDm
I'm not allowed to tell the world
C majorC DmDm C/EC/E
That you and I were so much more than friends
FF
I'm not allowed to need you
C/EC/E
When I'm feeling lost and only you can guide me through
Bb majorBb C majorC
I'm not allowed to love you
FF
But I still do
FF G+G
Bridge:
A minorAm Am7Am7 FF F7F7
But every now and then I hear from you
C majorC G+G
You call me late at night
A minorAm Am7Am7 FF F7F7
And you tell me that you'll always love me
C majorC G+G
And all the stars align
A minorAm Am7Am7 FF F7F7
Then just as suddenly you're gone again
C majorC G+G
The morning sun won't shine
A minorAm Am7Am7 FF F7F7
And I'm left with just the memory
C majorC G+G A minorAm Gm7/Bb
Of when I called you mine
Chorus:
FF
Still, I'm not allowed to miss you
C/EC/E
Oh, suck it up, boy, hold it in
DmDm
I'm not allowed to hope against the longest odds
C majorC DmDm C/EC/E
That you'll be mine again
FF
I'm not allowed to need you
C/EC/E
When nights are long and only you can help me through
Bb majorBb C majorC
I'm not allowed to love you
DmDm
But I still do
Bb majorBb C majorC
Oh, I'm not allowed to love you
FF