Key: D
Introduction: F G Am C F G Am C
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
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
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?
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
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
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)
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
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?
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