Capo 5th fret
1st Verse:
[A] [D] [A] [D]
We said goodbye. Tried her hand at magic.
[A] [D] [G]
But we couldn't make us disappear.
[A] [D] [A] [D]
Not a day goes by I don't wish I had you.
[A] [D] [G]
So in a way, I'm glad you're still here.
[Bm] [A]
It's a bitter sweet victory.
[G] [A]
Lovin' the ghost in front of me.
Chorus:
[D] [A] [G] [A]
Now I-------- can't laugh, can't cry.
[D] [A] [G] [A]
And I-------- can't run, can't hide.
[A] [D]
What do I gotta do?
[A] [D]
What do I gotta do to keep you?
[Bm] [A] [G]
What do I gotta do to keep you from doing this to me?
2nd Verse:
[A] [D]
I wrote a couple of notes.
[A] [D]
One in love, one in anger.
[A] [D] [G]
They're lying there dying in the dresser drawer.
[A] [D]
Lived louder than my voice.
[A] [D]
Struggled through a stranger.
[A] [D] [G]
He loved me until I loved you even more.
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[Bm] [A]
It's a bitter sweet victory.
[G] [A]
knowing someone else wanted me.
Chorus:
[D] [A] [G] [A]
Now I-------- can't laugh, can't cry.
[D] [A] [G] [A]
And I-------- can't run, can't hide.
Bridge:
[Bm] [A]
You get used to the pain, and numb to the sting
[G]
Till you can't feel anything.
3rd Verse:
[A] [D]
You tried to explain
[A] [D]
but I couldn't hear it.
[A] [D] [G]
As if your words were my tears.
[A] [D] [A] [D]
Flowing freely, warm and quiet.
[A] [D] [G]
From the edges of my eyes and my ears.
[A]
Then all that disappears.
Chorus:
[D] [A] [G] [A]
Now I-------- can't laugh, can't cry.
[D] [A] [G] [A]
And I-------- can't run, can't hide.
[D] [A] [G] [A]
Now I-------- can't laugh, can't cry.
[D] [A] [G] [A]
And I-------- can't run, can't hide.
[A] [D]
What do I gotta do?
[A] [D]
What do I gotta do to keep you?
[Bm] [A] [G]
What do I gotta do to keep you from doing this to me?
