Key: A
Introduction:
A72 A9
I don't want to say "I love you"
A72 A9
That would give away too much.
Fm
It's hip to be detached and precious,
Fm B
The only thing you feel is vicious.
A72 A9
I don't want to say "I want you"
A72 A9
Even though I want you so much.
Fm
It's wrapped up in conversation,
Fm B
It's whispered in a hush.
D
Though I'm frightened by the word,
E
Think it's time I made it heard.
A9 D2
No more empty self possession,
A9 Em
Visions swept under the mat.
C D
It's no New Years resolution,
A
It's more than that.
A72 A9
Now I wake up happy
A72 A9
Warm in lovers embrace.
Fm
No one else can touch us
Fm B
While we're in this place.
D
So I'll sing it to the world
E
This simple message to my girl.
A9 D2
No more empty self possession,
A9 Em
Visions swept under the mat.
C D
It's no New Years resolution,
A
It's more than that.
D
Though I'm frightened by the word,
E
Think it's time I made it heard.
D
So I'll sing it to the world
E A9
This simple message to my girl.
A9 D2
No more empty self possession,
A9 Em
Visions swept under the mat.
C D
It's no New Years resolution,
A
It's more than that.
A9 D2
Oh there's nothing quite as real
A9 Em
As the touch of your sweet hands.
C D
I can't spend the rest of my life
A
Buried in the sand