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