I think what I have here is basically right. I couldn't quite get the bridge,
though. Maybe someone else can figure it out. Anyway, I thought I would post it
since there are no other tabs for it up here.
----Capo 1st Fret
[Verse 1]
F#m A
To be real is to understand
D Bm Dbm
When I had you I was not completely in tune
F#m
'Cause I was blind, I let you drift away
A
I didn't give you enough to stay
D
So you made up my mind
Bm
And you walked away
[Chorus]
E A
And why didn't I
E - D
Hold you tighter than tighter?
F#m
When I could do no wrong
E - D
It's getting harder and harder
A
Why didn't I
E - D
Hold you tighter than tighter?
F#m
How could I be so wrong?
E D
You can't hold on
A
To what is already gone
E - D
Come back, baby
[Verse 2]
F#m A
Don't be strong, don't let it go
D
'Cause are you out there with someone else?
Bm Dbm
Are you telling him, no?
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F#m
'Cause I could be your shelter from the rain
A
Come inside now, not gonna give you pain
D Bm
'Cause I made up my mind, I walk away
[Chorus]
E A
And why didn't I
E - D
Hold you tighter than tighter?
F#m
When I could do no wrong
E - D
It's getting harder and harder
A
Why didn't I
E - D
Hold you tighter than tighter?
F#m
How could I be so wrong?
E Bm
You can't hold on
A
To what is already gone
E - D
Come back, baby
[Bridge]
And why?
Oh, why won't you believe in me?
Why?
Oh, why won't you believe in me?
[Chorus]
E A
And why didn't I
E - D
Hold you tighter than tighter?
F#m
When I could do no wrong
E - D
It's getting harder and harder
A
Why didn't I
E - D
Hold you tighter than tighter?
F#m
How could I be so wrong?
E Bm
You can't hold on
A
To what is already gone
E - D
Ooh, ooh, ooh
