Tuning: GCEA (GCEA)
Verse 1:
GCAm
Salt air, and the rust on your door
D
I never needed anything more
GCAm
Whispers of "Are you sure?"
D
"Never have I ever before"
Chorus:
G
But I can see us lost in the memory
CAm
August slipped away into a moment in time
D
'Cause it was never mine
G
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
CAm
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
D
'Cause you were never mine
Verse 2:
GCAm
Your back beneath the sun
D
Wishin' I could write my name on it
GCAm
Will you call when you're back at school?
D
I remember thinkin' I had you
Chorus:
G
But I can see us lost in the memory
CAm
August slipped away into a moment in time
D
'Cause it was never mine
G
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
CAm
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
D
'Cause you were never mine
GCAmD
Bridge:
GC
Back when we were still changin' for the better
Am
Wanting was enough
D
For me, it was enough
G
To live for the hope of it all
C
Canceled plans just in case you'd call
Am
And say, "Meet me behind the mall"
D
So much for summer love and saying "us"
GC
'Cause you weren't mine to lose
AmD
You weren't mine to lose, no
Chorus:
G
But I can see us lost in the memory
CAm
August slipped away into a moment in time
D
'Cause it was never mine
G
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
CAm
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
D
'Cause you were never mine
Outro:
GC
'Cause you were never mine
Am
Never mine
D
But do you remember?
G
Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car"
C
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
AmD
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
G
"Meet me behind the mall"
G
(Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car")
C
(And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?)
AmD
(Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all)
G
("Meet me behind the mall")
G
Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car"
C
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
AmD
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all (For the hope of it all)
GC
For the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
AmD
(For the hope of it all, for the hope of it all)