Intro: A
A
Say the words I cannot say
D
Say them on another day
A E D
Fragile words like these will cut your tongue
A
Was I good enough, was I bad enough
D
When I wanted more, yeah, you had enough
Chorus:
F#m D
But nobody's gonna try for you
F#m E A
Nobody's gonna do like I for you
A
And every slow-lit cigarette
D
That nervous hands can barely get
A E D
the courage I could always feel your eyes
A
And those dresses you made look like gowns
D
You're a sinner but the devil even turned you down
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Chorus:
F#m D
Cause, nobody's gonna try for you
F#m E A
Nobody's gonna do like I for you
F#m D
And nobody's gonna try for you
F#m D
And nobody's gonna lie for you
F#m E A
And nobody's gonna do like I for you
Interlude: C#7-A-C#7-E-F#m-C#7-A-D-A
A
Hold me like you never could
D
I'll hold you like I said I would
A E D
Air or light won't breathe nor shine between
A
With your feather lips, yeah you fly away
D
Well I hope they come back down someday
Chorus:
F#m D
Cause, nobody's gonna try for you
F#m E A
Nobody's gonna do like I for you
F#m D
Somebody's getting by for you
F#m
I don't bend, I just break in two
F#m E
Somebody like me
A
I'd die for you