Verse 1A
You tell me that you're leavin'
F#m
You say that time will slow the bleedin'
D
Of this heart that I've placed into your hands
Bm
I held it out to you
E
Now you give it back, what am I supposed to do?
A
Oh, I had a feeling
F#m
This day would come and leave me reeling
D
I just want to run back in your arms again
Bm
But they're no longer there
E
To hold me safe inside, to hold me anywhere
ChorusABmF#mC#m
Ooh, if I can't have you
DA
Then I'll have to find a way to get through
BmF#mC#m
Though I don't want to
DBm
I have to do my best to recall
EA
That I'm thankful that I held you at all
Verse 2A
I miss you every morning and in the evening rain
F#m
Tonight, it's pouring, and I'm alone again
Bm
I count the seconds between the thoughts of you
BmE
I'm getting better, baby, I'm almost up to two
A
Oh, you had your reasons, and I know
F#m
Some folks are seasons, they got to come and go
Bm
But I'm still tender (Still tender), I miss the summertime
BmE
When I could feel your love and I could still feel mine
ChorusABmF#mC#m
Ooh, if I can't have you
DA
Then I'll have to find a way to get through
BmF#mC#m
Though I don't want to
DBm
I have to do my best to recall
E
That I'm thankful that I held you at all
BridgeG
You gave me everything
BmA
That I will need to walk this long road (Show me the way to get back)
G
Gave me a sense of pride
BmE
That I will carry with me all the way back home
ChorusBC#mG#mD#m
Ooh, if I can't have you
EB
Then I'll have to find a way to get through
C#mG#mD#m
Though I don't want to
EC#m
I have to do my best to recall
F#B
That I'm thankful that I held you at all
OutroG#m
I'm thankful that I held you
B
(I'm thankful that I held you)
G#m
I'm thankful that I held you
B
I'm thankful that I held you, held you, held you
G#m
(I'm thankful that I held you)
B
I'm, I'm, I'm
G#m
Yeah, yeah
B
(I'm thankful that I held you)
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