Key: E
Introduction:
E F#m
What do you say when it's over?
A F#m E
Don't know if I should say anything at all.
E F#m
One day we're rollin' in the clover,
A B E
Next thing you know we take the fall.
E F#m
Still I think about the years since I first met you,
A F#m E
And the way it might have been without you here.
E F#m
I don't know if words from me can still upset you,
A B E
But I've just got to make this memory stand clear.
A E F#mE B
I know I'm leav-in' he-re a better man,
A E F#m E B
For know-in' you this way.
A E F#m E B
Things I couldn't do before, now I think I can.
A E B E
And I'm leav-in' here a better man.
E F#m
Guess I always knew I couldn't hold you,
A F#m E
But I'd never be the one to set you free.
E F#m
Just like some old nursery rhyme your mama told you,
A B E
You still believe in some old meant-to-be's.
A E F#mE B
Still I'm leav-in' here a better man,
A E F#m E B
For know-in' you this way.
A E F#m E B
Things I couldn't do before, now I think I can.
A E B E
And I'm leav-in' here a better man.
A E F#m E B
For know-in' you this way.
A E F#m E B
Things I couldn't do before, now I know I can.
A E B E
And I'm leav-in' here a better man.
Yes, I'm leav-in' here a better man.