Key: C
Introduction:
C G F G
He works hard to give her all he thinks she wants,
C G F G
A three-car garage, her own credit card
Am G C F G
He pulls in late to wake her up, with a kiss goodnight
F C
If he could only read her mind, she'd say
G C Am
Buy me a rose, call me from work
Dm G
Open a door for me, what would it hurt
C F
Show me you love me by the look in your eyes,
C G C F G
These are the little things I need the most in my life
C G F G
Now the days have grown to years of feelin' all alone
C G F G
And she can't help but wonder what she's doing wrong
Am G C F G
'cause lately she tried anything to turn his head
F C Dm
Would it make a difference if she said
Refrain
Am G
And the more that he lives, the less that he tries,
F C
To show her the love that he holds inside.
Am G
And the more that she gives, the more that he sees,
F G
This is the story of you and me
C Am
So I bought you a rose on the way home from work
Dm G
To open the door to a heart that I hurt
C F
And I hope you notice this look in my eyes
C G C Am G
'cause I'm gonna make things right for the rest of your life
F
And I'm gonna hold you tonight
C G C F C
Do all those little things for the rest of your life