Key: C
Introduction:
C F G
I could leave it. I could take it. It all seems a little boring.
F Fm C
The love we could be making if some people didn?t warn us.
F G
I should know. I should know. I should consider it important.
F Fm C
I could leave it. I could take it. I could go live in a forest.
verse 2
C F
Cut the wood. Get the water. Make my home important.
G F Fm C
Day and night we?ll burn a fire and being near will warm us
F G
from all the darkness and the losses. The existential causes
F Fm C
playing out inside my head. Packed away in tiny boxes.
verse 3
C F G
And this year, it?s been a mess. I?ve seen you wear that dress before.
F Fm C
It?s a story, just a story, but it comes back every morning.
F G
I got a couple pieces left, and I won?t stand to meet my death.
F Fm C
Yeah I can read your mind on long walks with cigarettes.
verse 4
C F G
And trouble lives in love it?s true. I?ve always had trouble with you.
F Fm C
You said so long, I wish you well. Please don?t ask me for good news.
F G
There?s nothing good that I can tell. I really hate to be so rude.
F Fm C
I only ever told the truth. I only loved the thought of you.
verse 5
C F G
I could leave it. I could take it. It all seems a little fake.
F Fm C
The love we could be making if I ever got my way.
F G
I should know. I should know. I should consider it important.
F Fm C
I could leave it. I could take it. I could go live in the forest.