Intro:

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(play intro over these chords) F Am Dm Bb , repeat

F                    Bb
If I could write you a song
F                    Bb
With all the right words
F                    C
Then would these black clouds begin to burn up
Bb
The moment you heard?

F                   Bb
If I could make you a map,
F                   Bb
Would you find your way home?
F                   C
You know you can't keep me alive
Bb
Leave me alone.

Chorus:
F
Tell me I'm yours.
Am
Tell me you're mine.
Dm                Bb
Tell me I'm anything but fine.
F
Tell me a story.
Am
Tell me the time.
Dm             Bb
Tell me a lie.

F                  Bb
If I could make you a tape
F                  Bb
With all the right noise,
F                  C
Would you smile when you listen and sigh
Bb
Boys will be boys?

F                 Bb
If I could paint you a picture,
F                 Bb
I'd turn black into white.
F                 C
By now I'm not lookin' for love,
Bb
Just lookin' for tonight.

So ...Chorus

And ...Chorus

And...Chorus

F                               Am
You said that words can only get you so far,
Dm                              Bb
But I've got sentences that cover up all my scars.
F                               Am
In the end I might forget where they are,
Dm                    Bb
Talk to me tonight.

F                             Am
And if we started all over today,
Dm                            Bb
I think we know that we'd end up in the same place.
F                             Am
Maybe you're right and we've got nothing to say,
Dm                         Bb
I want to hear it anyway.
I want to hear it anyway.