Key: C
Introduction: C G Am G C G Am G
C G Am G
I knew who you were, it was perfectly obvious
C G Am G
I was uncomfortable playing it cool
Dm C G C Dm C G
But I feel like I have al-ways known you
C G Am G
I kept you close and I thought you would question it
C G Am G
Young in the night, when we stare like the rest of them
Dm C G
God forbid
Dm C G
Oh my God
C
I would hold you close
Am
'Cause it is a lonely world
Dm
But would you want me too
G
'Cause it is a lonely world
C G Am G
Well I put off 'cause I'm painfully diffident
C G Am G
I played it out in my head from afar
Dm C G C Dm C G
But then trust me to go miss my moment
C G Am G
You disappeared to my dissatisfaction
C G Am G
Oh, what could have been with a little more time?
Dm C G
Woe is me
Dm C G
Oh my God
C
I would hold you close
Am
'Cause it is a lonely world
Dm
But would you want me too
G
'Cause it is a lonely world
C
I would hold you close
Am
'Cause it is a lonely world
Dm
If I was confident
G
'Cause it is a lonely world
C
I would hold you close
Am
'Cause it is a lonely world
Dm
But would you want me too
G
'Cause it is a lonely world
C
I would hold you close
Am
'Cause it is a lonely world
Dm
If I was confident
G
'Cause it is a lonely world