Tone [C]
Intro:
[F] [G] [Am] [C] (X2)
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Verse 1:
[F] You know me the [G] best
You know my [Am] worst, see me hurt, but you [C] don't judge
[F] That, right there, is [G] the scariest [Am] feeling [C]
[F] Opening and [G] closing up a[Am] gain
I've been hurt so I [C] don't trust
[F] Now here we are, [G] staring at the [Am] ceiling [C]
Pre-Chorus:
I've said those words be[F] fore but [G] it was a [Am] lie [C]
And you deserve to [F] hear them a [G] thousand [Am] times [C]
Chorus:
If all it is is eight [F] letters
Why is [G] it so hard to [Am] say? [C]
If all it [F] is is eight letters
Why am [G] I in my own [Am] way? [C]
Why do I [F] pull you close
And [G] then ask you for [Am] space [C]
If all it [F] is is eight [G] letters
Why is it so hard to [Am] say? [C]
Instrumental:
[F] [G] [Am] [C]
[F] [G] [Am] [C]
Verse 2:
Isn't it a[F] mazing
How almost [G] every line
On our [Am] hands align
When your [C] hand's in mine
It's like I'm [F] whole again
Isn't [G] that a sign
I should [Am] speak my mind [C]
Pre-Chorus:
I've said those words [F] before but [G] it was a [Am] lie [C]
And you deserve to [F] hear them a [G] thousand [Am] times [C]
Chorus:
If all it is is eight [F] letters
Why is [G] it so hard to [Am] say? [C]
If all it [F] is is eight letters
Why am [G] I in my own [Am] way?
Why do I [F] pull you close
And [G] then ask you for [Am] space [C]
If all it [F] is is eight letters
Why is [G] it so hard to [Am] say? ([C] woah, oh yeah)
Instrumental:
[F] [G] [Am] [C]
[F] [G] [Am] [C]
Bridge:
[F] When I close[G] my eyes
[Am] It's you there[C] in my mind
[F] When I close[G] my eyes [Am] [C]
Chorus:
If all it is is eight [F] letters
Why is [G] it so hard to [Am] say? [C]
If all it is is eight[F] letters
Why am [G] I in my own [Am] way? [C]
Why do I [F] pull you close
And [G] then ask you for [Am] space [C]
If all it is is eight [F] letters
Why is [G] it so hard to [Am] say?
Outro:
If all it [F] is is eight letters
When I [G] close my [Am] eyes
It's you [C] there in my mind (It's only you)
[F] When I close[G] my eyes [Am] [C]
If all it is is eight [F] letters
When I [G] close my [Am] eyes
It's you [C] there in my mind (you)
[F] When I clos[G] e my eye[Am] s [C]
If all it is is eight letters
