Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
G+G G7G7 C majorC C minorCm G+G
Verse 1:
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G
You ask me if I love you and I choke on my reply
B minorBm E minorEm A7A7 D MajorD
I'd rather hurt you honestly Than mislead you with a lie
A minorAm D MajorD G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm
And who I am to judge you On what you say or do
C majorC G+G A minorAm G/BG/B D MajorD
I'm only just beginning to see the real you
Chorus:
G+G C majorC D MajorD B minorBm
And sometimes when we touch The honesty's too much
E minorEm A augmentedA D/AD/A A/C#A/C# D MajorD C majorC G/H D/AD/A
And I have to close my eyes and hide
G+G C majorC D MajorD B minorBm
I wanna hold you til I die Til we both break down and cry
A minorAm D MajorD G+G
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides
Interlude:
G+G G7G7 C majorC C minorCm
Verse 2:
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G
Romance and all its strategy leaves me battling with my pride
B minorBm E minorEm A7A7 D MajorD
But through the insecurity Some tenderness survives
A minorAm D MajorD G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm
I'm just another writer Still trapped within my truth
C majorC G+G A minorAm G/BG/B D MajorD
A augmentedA hesitant prize fighter Still trapped within my youth
Chorus 2:
G+G C majorC D MajorD B minorBm
And sometimes when we touch The honesty's too much
E minorEm A augmentedA D/AD/A A/C#A/C# D MajorD C majorC G/H D/AD/A
And I have to close my eyes and hide
G+G C majorC D MajorD B minorBm
I wanna hold you til I die Til we both break down and cry
A minorAm D MajorD G+G
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides
Bridge:
D MajorD
At times I'd like to break you
G+G
And drive you to your knees
E minorEm B minorBm
At times I'd like to break through
C majorC C/DC/D
And hold you endlessly
Chorus 3:
G+G C majorC D MajorD B minorBm
And sometimes when we touch The honesty's too much
E minorEm A augmentedA D/AD/A A/C#A/C# D MajorD C majorC G/H D/AD/A
And I have to close my eyes and hide
G+G C majorC D MajorD B minorBm
I wanna hold you til I die Til we both break down and cry
A minorAm D MajorD G+G
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides
D/G C majorC G+G