Progression:
verse: C, Gm7, Am, F, C, G, C
chorus: C, F7, C, G7
C (032010)
Gm7 (353333)
Am (002210)
F (133211)
G (320003)
F7 (131211)
G7 (320001)
intro: C Gm7 Am F C G C
C
Patiently
Gm7
I've waited patiently
Am F
Hoping that you'd believe
C G
That the lights in our eyes
C
Are not fading out
Gm7
They're not yet fading out
Am F
Somehow we're safe and sound
C G
Like the glow off the shore
C
We will hurry
C F7
What could I ever do?
C G7
What could I say?
C F7
To cover up my concerns?
C G7
To keep them at bay?
C F7
Oh, then she said,
C G7
"You spend too much time in your head."
C F7
What could I ever do?
C G7 C
What could I say so carefully?
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C
Carefully
Gm7
I followed carefully
Am F
Too scared of a scraped knee
C G C
So I wait on the sand with her Coppertone
Gm7
Yeah, she put on Coppertone
Am F
And went out there all alone
C G C
Never one to be scared or to worry
C F7
What could I ever do?
C G7
What could I say?
C F7
To cover up my concerns?
C G7
To keep them at bay?
C F7
Oh, then she said,
C G7
"You spend too much time in your head."
C F7
What could I ever do?
C G7 C
What could I say so carefully?
C Gm7 Am F C G C [x2]
C F7
What could I ever do?
C G7
Oh, what could I say?
C F7
To cover up my concerns?
C G7
To keep them at bay?
C F7
Oh, then she said,
C G7
"You spend too much time in your head."
C F7
What could I ever do?
C G7 C
Oh, what could I say so carefully?