Intro G G7 C Cm GVerse 1:
G C D G You ask me if I love you and I choke on my reply Bm Em A7 D I'd rather hurt you honestly Than mislead you with a lie Am D G D/F# Em And who I am to judge you On what you say or do C G Am G/B D I'm only just beginning to see the real youInterlude G G7 C CmG C D Bm And sometimes when we touch The honesty's too much Em A D/A A/C# D C G D/A And I have to close my eyes and hide G C D Bm I wanna hold you til I die Til we both break down and cry Am D G I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsidesVerse 2:
G C D G Romance and all its strategy leaves me battling with my pride Bm Em A7 D But through the insecurity Some tenderness survives Am D G D/F# Em I'm just another writer Still trapped within my truth C G Am G/B D A hesitant prize fighter Still trapped within my youthG C D Bm And sometimes when we touch The honesty's too much Em A D/A A/C# D C G D/A And I have to close my eyes and hide G C D Bm I wanna hold you til I die Til we both break down and cry Am D G I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsidesBridge:
D At times I'd like to break you G And drive you to your knees Em Bm At times I'd like to break through C C/D And hold you endlesslyD/G C GG C D Bm And sometimes when we touch The honesty's too much Em A D/A A/C# D C G D/A And I have to close my eyes and hide G C D Bm I wanna hold you til I die Til we both break down and cry Am D G I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides