Key: Am
Introduction: Am G C/E F
Am
I just need some time, I' m tryna think straight
G
I just need a moment in my own space
C/E
Ask me how I' m doin' , I' ll say "okay," yeah
F
But ain' t that what we all say?
Am
Sometimes I think back to the old days
G
In the pointless conversations with the old me
C/E
Yeah, back when my momma used to hold me
F
I wish somebody woulda told me
Am G
If you want love, you gon' have to go through the pain
C/E F
If you want love, you gon' have to learn how to change
Am G
If you want trust, you gon' have to give some away
C/E F
If you want love, if you want love
Am
Look, as a kid I used to think life
G
Is moving so slow, I watch it go by
C/E
Look out the window on my bus ride
F
I thought the world was so small, through my closed eyes
Am
I' ve always tried to control things
G
In the end that' s what controls me
C/E
Maybe that' s why I' m controllin'
F
I wish somebody woulda told me
Am G
If you want love, you gon' have to go through the pain
C/E F
If you want love, you gon' have to learn how to change
Am G
If you want trust, you gon' have to give some away
C/E F
If you want love, if you want love
Am
The older I get, I feel like I' m always tryna save time
G
Talkin' to the voices in my head, they make me think twice
C/E F
Tellin' me it doesn' t mean it' s wrong because it feels right
Am
I' m scared that one day I wake up and wonder where the time go
G
Talk about the past like it' s the present while I rock slow
C/E
I' ll sit in the living room and laugh with kids of my own
F
And tell ' em
Am
If you want love, you gon' have to go through the pain
G
I wish you woulda told me
C/E
If you want love, you gon' have to learn how to change
F
I wish somebody woulda told me
Am
If you want trust, you gon' have to give some away
G
You gon' have to give
C/E
If you want love, if you want love
F
If you want love, if you want love
Am G C/E F