Key: E
Introduction: Cm G# G F G# G Bb Bb Cm G# G F G# G Bb Bb
Cm F
I stand out breaking in the Portland rain
G# G Bb
I see the end there in your eyes as I watch you drive away
Cm F
I walk back blind into my cold dreamhouse
G# G
And I think about the damage
Bb
I put the big light out
Cm Gm
I sit down smoking on my basement floor
G# G
I hear footsteps up above me
Bb
They are right outside my front door
Cm Gm D#
The only place that I want to be
F
Is watching you move up on top of me
Cm G D#
The only sound that I want to hear
F Cm
Is the rain against my window as you whisper in my ear
Cm G# G F G# G Bb
(Baby, you know I love it when you call me baby)
Cm Gm
I go upstairs and find my twelve-year-old
G# G
She's got tears running down her face
Bb
Sitting sad at my piano
Cm G
She sings soft words from that old Beatles song
G# Bb Cm
And I think about my yesterday and all the things I did wrong
Cm G D#
The only place that I want to be
F
Is watching you sweet dream in bed right next to me
Cm G D#
The only sound that I want to hear
F
Is the rain against my window as I pull you near
Cm F
Don't give up on me
F G#
Baby, can't you you see?
G# G
We could make this be the way it used to be
Cm
Ohhh
Cm F
Don't give up on me
F G#
I wish I could make you see
G# G G#
That I am changing everyday, trying to build a better me
G# G
We could make this be the way it's supposed to be
Cm
Don't give up on me
Cm Gm D#
Na na.......... Na na naaa
Cm Gm D#
I stand out in the rain where I watched you drive away
F
I never thought I would live to see
Cm
this fucked-up day
Cm G D#
I stand out in the rain in the middle of the night
F Cm
I wish that it could wash away the beast inside
Cm G D# F Cm
The only thing I want to do is kiss you when I am coming deep inside of you
Cm G D#
The only sound that I want to hear
F C
Is the rain against my window as I hold you
Cm F
Don't give up on me
F G#
Oh baby, can't you see?
G# G
We could make this be the way it used to be
Cm
Ohhh
Cm F
Don't give up on me
G# G
I wish I could make you see that I am changing everyday
G#
Trying to build a better me
G
We could make this be the way it's supposed to be
Cm F
Don't give up on me