Key: C
Introduction: C G F G C
G
How have I been
F
I think you should know well
G
The shape that I'm in
C
You tell me you wondered
G
If I was okay
F G C
Well, that's a damn fool thing to say
The water is rising
G
The water is wide
F
And you're always standing
G
On the other side
C
And then comes the moment
G
I wake in the dawn
F G C
With hours to lie here alone
Bb
And you seem so surprised
Am F
That I'm feeling this way
G C G
How am I so lonely today
C G
If you ever loved me the way I loved you
F G C
You would be lonely too
C G F G C G F G C
So here's to the lovers
G
For old times sake
F
Who don't hold each other
G
To the promise they break
C
And smile through the window
G
And wave on the street
F G C
'Cause that's all you want now from me
Bb
Now should I say something
Am F
To put you at ease
G C G
Or should I get down on my knees
C G
If you ever loved me the way I loved you
F G C
Then you would be lonely too
G
If you ever loved me the way I loved you
F G C
You would be lonely too